Peter Clarke, chief executive of Man Group, has advised the company of his intention to retire as chief executive and to step down from the board on 28 February 2013. Following a rigorous evaluation process conducted by the board,
Charles Cutshall has been named Chief Privacy Officer of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Cutshall is responsible for providing policy and programmatic oversight of the CFTC’s privacy compliance activities and for managing privacy risks associated with the collection, maintenance,
The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has published its collection of best practices for setting-up and servicing Islamic funds to provide a greater level of understanding and consistency of the requirements and expectations to this growing market sector.
CloudMargin’s board of directors has appointed Stuart Connolly as CEO. Connolly, most recently Group CEO of TriOptima and a former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, replaces Steve Husk, who played an active part in the Board selection of the new chief
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order to Bursa Malaysia Derivatives permitting designated Bursa Malaysia members to solicit and accept orders and customer funds directly from US customers for trading on that exchange without having to register with
There has been a dramatic turnaround in sentiment among global hedge fund managers over the last 12 months, according to Aksia’s Annual Global Hedge Fund Manager Survey. The research and portfolio advisory firm polled the opinion of 168 institutional managers
The Hedge Fund Association has created a high net worth advisory board focused on developing educational programmes and networking events globally for HNW investors. Its chairperson will be April J Rudin, who has over 20 years of marketing experience in
CAIS, the financial-technology solutions provider, has launched the CAIS Exchange, the first online alternative investment marketplace designed for the wealth management industry. The CAIS Exchange (CAIS-X) offers access to a broad menu of top-tier funds and products, independent due diligence
By Lisa Shea, Manager, Fund Governance Solutions – While some may have dragged mutual funds out to the cart to be hauled away, they remain a sizeable and still growing presence in our industry. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are also growing,
Sapient Global Markets has been certified under the Eris Certified Implementation Partner Programme. With firms looking for new ways to bring OTC products to market in response to regulatory mandates including Dodd-Frank, Sapient Global Markets will use its derivative industry
