Dominic Lawton-Smith (pictured) is head of Private Client & Private Equity at Cayman-based boutique fund administrator, trustee and corporate services firm JP Integra Group. The company is 11 years old, has Cayman trust, fund administration and corporate services licences, enabling
iM Global Partner is to acquire a 20 per cent interest in Zadig Asset Management, an independent European equities specialist with USD1.8 billion AUM and 15 employees based in London and Luxembourg. Zadig Asset Management will be the sixth Partner to
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone – together with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and GIC – have completed the previously announced partnership transaction with Thomson Reuters for Thomson Reuters’ Financial & Risk (F&R) business. The Blackstone-led consortium now
Fimat Global Fund Services, the prime brokerage team of Fimat International Banque SA (UK branch) is preparing to launch the Fimat Volatility Arbitrage Strategies Index over
Leeward Offshore Canadian Income Fund has launched the Leeward Offshore Income Trust Fund, which will invest solely in Canadian income trusts. Leeward Hedge Funds I
Citi has launched an algorithmic trading platform for its institutional equity trading clients. The platform offers execution logic and extensive customisation capabilities. Citi algorithmic trading strategies incorporate smart routing technology along with the diverse liquidity and anti-gaming benefits of the
German auctions on renewed opt-out platform are expected to resume in the course of Q1 2019. The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has clarified that the indicatively scheduled auctions for Germany from 14 November 2018 onwards will not be taking place.
GAM Investments has appointed Giovanni D’Alesio as head of research for its Alternative Investment Solutions business, effective 13 January. D’Alesio is based in London.In this role, D’Alesio will be responsible for leading GAM’s external fund manager research team and managing
GoldenTree Asset Management, an investment firm that manages alternative and traditional asset strategies for sophisticated institutional and high net-worth investors, has hired Bob Sherman as a partner. Sherman will work closely with partners Frank Jordan and Tom Humphrey in the
ITG, an independent execution and research broker, has released the new ITG Dynamic Implementation Shortfall Algorithm 2.0 (ITG DIS 2.0), a tool for portfolio traders. ITG DIS 2.0 builds on the original Dynamic Implementation Shortfall Algorithm, which was created
