SS&C GlobeOp has launched its investor document processing and management solution, e-Investor, for hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds and managed account organisations. In the alternatives industry, managing paper-based investor transaction documents, such as subscriptions and redemptions, is
Canadian investment firm Vertex One Asset Management is the latest client to sign up for Linedata’s newly launched Linedata Global Hedge hosted platform. Linedata’s Canadian client base has grown by 35 per cent since opening its Toronto office in early
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order filing and settling charges that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, a futures commission merchant based in Purchase, New York, violated CFTC regulation 166.3 by failing to diligently supervise its employees’ handling
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has set the deadline for the official release of the new rules concerning fund managers for August 2012. The announcement was made by Ravi Menon (pictured), managing director of the MAS, at the MAS
Phoenix Investment Adviser, a private investment firm that specialises in high-yield corporate debt, has named Peter Hughes as a senior research analyst. As a part of the investment team, he will cover the technology, business services, retail, restaurant, and metals
Sciens Capital Management Group has appointed Farhang Mehregani as chief investment officer of Sciens Alternative Investments (SAI) division. SAI comprises Sciens funds of hedge funds business, managed account services, investment services and advisory solutions. Mehregani will report to Sciens
The UK Supreme Court, in the conjoined appeals in Rubin and New Cap, has rejected the modified universalist doctrine that established common law rules as to the enforcement of foreign judgments, do not (or should not) apply to insolvency orders.
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) is supporting the Clearing Connectivity Standard (CCS), an industry standard that helps improve over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reporting and communication for asset managers, futures commission merchants (FCMs), central counterparties (CCPs) and custodians. To further
Ho Ho and Qi Shou have joined the International Advisory Council of the Shanghai Hedge Fund Association (SHFA). The SHFA is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the industry’s growth in Shanghai and China. Based in Shanghai, the financial
Newscape Capital Group has launched its second Ucits fund, the Newscape Diversified Growth Fund. Following a genuine multi-asset strategy, the fund aims to achieve a consistent double-digit return with single-digit volatility over the longer term, and has an annualised benchmark
