Fortress Investment Group is opening an office in Singapore, which will act as a key hub of the firm’s investment and business development activities in Asia. Adam Levinson, co-chief investment officer of the firm’s flagship global macro funds, will lead
Landbank of Taiwan, Mega International Commercial Bank and Bank of Taipei have appointed Calastone for the execution of offshore fund transactions via the Taiwan Depository Clearing Corporation (TDCC) fund order routing service. TDCC official figures show Calastone now has 32
Hong Kong-based DragonBack Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund, has decided to re-position itself as a hedge fund platfo
Newedge, the Paris-based brokerage formed through a joint venture between SocGen and Credit Agricole CIB, has revealed it
SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management arm of the Swiss banking Group SYZ & Co, is now offering management of Japanese equities as part of its range of institutional strategies. To implement this strategy, SYZ Asset Management has recruited
Alternative investment managers Gottex Fund Management and EIM Group have reached agreement on the proposed merger of their businesses. The deal, which is subject to certain conditions including approval of Gottex shareholders, will establish a global investment management company with
A new report by AsiaHedge has found that Asian hedge fund assets grew by a modest 3.9 per cent during the first half of 2010 to USD137.8 billion.
Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, has just returned from India where she was showcasing how Guernsey can help meet India’s investment needs. The Indian economy remains both a fascinating and complex one. While a recent forecast by
Derivatives exchange Eurex has admitted the first five exchange members based in Taiwan to its international distribution network. Concord Futures, KGI Futures, Polaris MF Global Futures, SinoPac Futures and Ta Chong Futures were connected this month. The admission of the
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has obtained approval for US investors to directly trade its FTSE China A50 and MSCI Asia APEX 50 futures contracts from within the United States. On 27 January 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) certified
