The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has appointed two deputy chairmen from its existing directors and an investor-appointee to the AIMA Council. The new deputy chairmen are Andrew Bastow (pictured), head of government and regulatory
The Isle of Man Government has set a new standard in tax transparency by agreeing the main details of an automatic information exchange package with the UK. The measures represent a closer form of tax cooperation with the UK based
Ramius, the alternative investment management business of Cowen Group, is partnering in Japan with GreensLedge Capital Markets and its affiliate GreensLedge Asia. In September 2010, GreensLedge established GreensLedge Asia in Tokyo to provide advisory and institutional services to the Asian
Omniex, an institutional investment and trading platform for crypto-assets, and Gemini, a regulated institutional crypto exchange, have cross-connected in Equinix’s low-latency NY5 data centre which caters to large financial institutions and electronic trading ecosystems. The partnership to deliver the connectivity,
Michael Roczinski outlines the cost benefits to hedge funds using the Eurex platform and highlights recent additions to the product range. HW: What are
The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida has entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Abraham Gutterman, who currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, and his companies, Alliance Capital Metals LLC (ACM) and AR Goldman
The Conifer Group has appointed Douglas Lang as head of fund administration and managing director. Lang will manage an 18 person team that provides middle and back office services to more than 100 hedge fund clients. Lang previously worked for
Axioma has launched axiomaBlue, a cloud-based environment providing best-of-breed solutions and tools that enable investment managers to create, implement and scale unique investment strategies in a cost-efficient way. “The business of investment management has changed,” says Sebastian Ceria (pictured), CEO
Hedge fund manager Man Group has combined two of its hedge fund units and made changes to the company’s management structure ahead of Emmanuel Roman (pictured) taking over from Peter Clarke as chief executive officer on 28 February. According to
Pro-Hedge Funds has launched its diversified Pro-Hedge Multi-Manager Energy Fund, the first such fund to be launched in Canada. Specializing in the North American E
