Global offshore law firm Walkers’ London office has doubled in size in the past year, due to an increase in work from the British Virgin
Rajat Gupta a former Goldman Sachs board member has been convicted on insider trading charges by a court in New York. Gupta, 63, who denied illegally leaking boardroom secrets to former hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam – co-founder of Galleon
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) has launched its first energy futures contract – Brent Crude Oil Futures. Based on the world’s leading oil benchmark, ICE Brent Index, TAIFEX’s new product is cash settled, Taiwan Dollars (TWD) denominated, and features small-sized
Analyst Hub, an independent research infrastructure platform company that provides talented sell-side analysts a path to owning their own enterprises, has added FFTT (Forest for the Trees) a boutique research and investment strategy firm that produces unique macroeconomic and thematic
PFPC Worldwide Inc has named Graham Kennedy head of hedge fund services for its Dublin, Ireland-based affiliate, PFPC International Ltd.
Baring Asset Management (BAM) has appointed Mike Young as Assistant Director Business Development for the Middle East.
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) is planning to launch a new global equity long/short hedge fund in May 2006.
Technology-focused brokerage ThinkMarkets, a specialist in Forex, CFDs and cryptocurrency derivatives trading, is extending its GBP1 million insurance cover to include elective professional traders. Regulated by the UK’s financial watchdog, the FCA, since 2015, and under the supervision of ASIC
CGS-CIMB Securities (CGS-CIMB) has launched a new full-service prime services platform designed to service the rapidly growing smaller funds sector, including hedge funds, family offices, proprietary traders, asset managers and broker dealers. It extends CGS-CIMB’s prime services to smaller funds
