Hedge funds recorded positive net asset inflows totalling USD5.0 billion in Q2 2017, bringing total H1 2017 asset flows to USD24.7 billion, according to figures released by Preqin. This marks a distinct contrast with 2016, which saw net industry outflows
BNY Mellon’s Pershing, a provider of global financial business solutions, has appointed Jim Crowley as the company’s new chief operating officer (COO). During his tenure at the firm, Crowley (pictured), has served in various operations areas, including a role at
Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions (MSIS) has appointed Steve Berry (pictured), as Division Director of its Fund Finance business. The Fund Finance business specialises in providing bilateral and syndicated lending transactions to investors in, and sponsors of, top-tier private equity and
Independent fund, trust and corporate services provider Crestbridge has appointed Michael Newton (pictured), as Head of Fund Services in Jersey and John MacFeeters as Client Director. Newton and MacFeeters will join current Crestbridge Directors Sarah Rayson, Elliot Refson and Alex
Lightkeeper LLC is the leading provider of portfolio intelligence tools to the hedge fund community. Its lightweight, mobile and cost effective software solution allows users to manage and manipulate large portfolio data sets. With Lightkeeper, investment professionals can analyse important
CoinShares XBT Provider family of crypto exchange traded products (ETPs), wich provide investors throughout Europe with a simple way to access digital assets via their existing broker or platform, now have over USD1 billion in assets.Read the full story at
For someone who prides himself on building things, the opportunity for Kevin LoPrimo (pictured) to develop a footprint for Cowen Prime Services in London1 was too good to overlook. Last June, LoPrimo was officially unveiled as Head of International Prime
By Mary Beth Hamilton – There has been discussion for years about whether public or private cloud platforms were more suitable to financial and investment management firms. And that debate continues, but with the addition of a new player –
Active asset management company J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) is to directly pay for external research used by its fund management teams when the reforms to the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (known as MiFID II) come into
In this Q&A, Geoff Ruddick of IMS Fund Services explains why ‘governance is not a game’, and how capacity, form over substance, and board composition, remain fundamental issues… You mentioned in your last article that ‘Governance is not a game’ –
