Dominic Wheatley (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, explains why issues of substance are driving up interest among fund managers in the potential upside of relocating to Guernsey. During the last year we have seen increased interest among fund managers in
Prosek has been named Best North American Public Relations Company in the annual Hedgeweek Global Awards. The Hedgeweek Awards recognise the best hedge fund managers and service providers around the world. Winners are determined by votes from Hedgeweek’s more than
London-based alternative investment manager Astellon Capital Partners has selected the Eze Private Cloud for all of its IT needs. Established in 2011, Astellon focuses on European event-driven value-investing with a particular focus on German-speaking countries. Davi Vieira, head of operations
Capita Asset Services has extended its range of services for UCITS and alternative investment funds with the introduction of fully automated Annex IV reporting to both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Central Bank of Ireland. Capita currently provides
Concept Capital Markets has been named Best North American Prime Broker by Hedgeweek Global Awards in its 2015 reader nominated survey. The awards, announced in London, are based on a peer review system whereby Hedgeweek’s readers, including institutional and high
Ancoa has been selected to provide the first real-time market and trade surveillance platform for monitoring bitcoin options trading on LedgerX. Using the Ancoa platform, LedgerX will be able to instantaneously identify and investigate manipulative behaviors and suspicious trading practices on
Eurex Exchange is to list index futures based on the TA-25, Israel’s blue chip index, as of 9 June 2014. The TA-25 index is one of the most heavily traded regional equity indexes. Eurex Exchange’s TA-25 index futures will
Eze Castle Integration is expanding its collaboration with SunGard to provide the global hedge fund industry greater access to trading counterparties. UK-based firms will now have direct access to the SunGard Global Network (SGN) which connects with 150 trading venues
Merlin Securities, a prime brokerage services and technology provider for hedge funds and managed account platforms, has expanded its trading capabilities to include 24-hour international and domestic coverage. Troy Prince and John Perna will oversee the expanded trading desk.
Monday 28 April saw CME Group open the doors to its new London-based exchange: CME Europe. In conjunction with CME Clearing Europe, European traders are set to benefit from improved portfolio margining efficiencies by availing of the same clearing and
