International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Robert Koller as a finance partner in its Frankfurt office. Kolre is a debt capital markets and financial regulatory lawyer, who specialises in debt securities, bank and insurance capital as well as funds (particularly hedge funds)
Blueprint Capital Advisors (Blueprint), an investment firm focussed on manager sourcing, due diligence and the structuring of investments in emerging managers and strategies, has adopted The Gemini Companies dedicated managed account (DMA) offering. Through this structure, Blueprint’s investors can
Caledonian Global Fund Services is using Geneva – Advent Software’s portfolio management and fund accounting solution – to support its global operations.
Mosaic Smart Data (Mosaic), a real-time FICC data analytics company, has launched a new feature for its MSX platform enabling users to instantly generate text reports on their trading activity data using machine learning. The feature will be available
BGC Partners and China Credit Trust’s money broking joint venture, China Credit BGC Money Broking, is the first Sino-foreign joint venture inter-dealer broking company to have been granted a business license by the China Banking Regulatory Commission to operate in
The AQC1 Algert Global Equity Market Neutral Fund launched by Aquila Capital and San Francisco-based investment manager Algert Global LLC has returned 4.71 per cent to investors since its inception on 12 February 2018. The fund ranks among the top
Fincross International (incorporated as RUBIX Financial Group Ltd) has received an in-principle approval for an investment banking license from the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius (FSC). Led by former Société Générale CEO of the Middle East and Africa, Eddy
Frontier Capital Management, a UK-based investment management company, has named Colin Hodges chief executive officer. Hodges (pictured) previously held the position of chief operating officer. Michael Azlen, who founded the company in 2004, becomes executive chairman. Marc Davies has
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and settled charges against Jacob Bourne, a former managing director of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc, for fraudulently mis-marking swap valuations to conceal significant trading losses. The CFTC Order requires Bourne to pay
Iridium Asset Management has selected LaCrosse Global Fund Services to provide fund administration and operational support for its Iridium Alpha Fund, an Asian equity long/short strategy that invests in commodity-related sectors. The Iridium Alpha Fund was launched in April 2010
