The Board of Trustees of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has appointed Mario Therrien, Senior Managing Director and Head of Strategic Partnerships, Developed Markets, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), and Luke Ellis, CEO, Man Group
Liquidity provider and prime brokerage CFH has joined the Gold-i Matrix NETwork, enabling its multi-asset liquidity to be available through Gold-i’s technology.
ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has appointed Carrie Yonenson as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Dave Metzger as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).Carrie Yoneson joins ACA with over 14 years of experience in human resources and employment law. In the newly
The first half of 2020 has proved tricky for activist hedge fund managers, as performance remained in the red and the number of companies targeted by activists fell to its lowest level in five years. Activist strategies were hit hard
Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has added a new long/short strategy to its alternative UCITS platform. Launched on 14 July 2020, U Access – Long/Short Japan Corporate Governance is a market-neutral and sector-neutral fund investing in Japanese equities and focusing on
Refinitiv has announced a series of global sustainability steps to help combat climate change. The company previously committed to three core pledges on environment, social impact and sustainable solutions that support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.The new initiatives come on the
Volatility across asset classes will remain elevated as global economies grapple with the continued coronavirus lockdown, with Black Swan events appearing “all too often”, according to BlueBay Asset Management.
Ampersand Portfolio Solutions has published a new white paper in its series entitled ‘Looking Under the Hood’. The latest paper provides an in-depth look at the details associated with structuring overlays as a way to hedge equity-related risk. In prior
BTON Financial, an independent outsourced dealing desk for asset managers, has appointed two senior executives to its management team. Charles Phan, an experienced hedge fund CTO, quant strategist and trader joins BTON Financial as Chief Technology Officer to drive the firm’s
AcadiaSoft, a provider of risk and collateral management services for the non-cleared derivatives community, has joined new partnerships with collateral management consultancy firms Margin Reform and Margin Tonic. The partnerships will assist clients with Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) compliance. “The
