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Mirabaud Securities has launched the Mirabaud Securities Global Thematic Group, a specialist team that assesses macro themes and fundamental stock ideas to identify interesting opportunities for investors.
The team is led by Global TMT Analyst Neil Campling and Head of Sales Toby Clothier, who previously worked together at Northern Trust Capital Markets (and prior to that at Aviate Global, which was then acquired by Northern Trust).
Neil Campling began his career at Prolific Asset Management and spent 13 years as a TMT Fund Manager at Aberdeen Asset Management and New Star before moving to the sell-side at Aviate
Ovata Capital Management, a Hong Kong-based Equity Multi Strategy hedge fund manager, has implemented Hazeltree Cash Manager, which is fully integrated with BNY Mellon’s Liquidity DIRECT, a multi-currency investment platform enabling clients to harness BNY Mellon’s full suite of cash, treasury, collateral, financing, trading and custody services.
The combined BNY Mellon-Hazeltree solution helps Ovata streamline cash management processes and reduce counterparty and operational risks while improving liquidity and yield.
Ovata Capital chose Hazeltree Cash Manager for its proven ability to easily aggregate and centralise cash balances across global counterparties; optimise cash usage and maximise yield while minimising currency exposure;
PremiaLab, a Fintech platform for Risk Premia Strategies, has launched its European offering with the opening of a new European headquarters in Paris.
The PremiaLab platform allows institutional investors and asset allocators to access data on systematic strategies from across a wide universe of providers in a quick and efficient manner. The platform is focused on reducing cost and improving access to the fast-growing market of risk premia and smart beta products.
The Hong Kong based Fintech company launched its Risk Premia platform in 2016, and its expansion into Europe follows its significant success in the Asian market. The
Many investors believe that the sustained post-financial crisis period of calm in fixed interest markets is coming to an end as central bank intervention is withdrawn, according to Invesco’s first Global Fixed Income Survey.
The report finds that the majority of investors are defining what comes next as a period of ‘new normalisation’ in fixed income investing, characterised by lower yields, low inflation and renewed central bank intervention. A significant minority have a contrary view of a deflationary storm caused by an end of cycle downturn in still fragile economies. Relatively few see an inflationary boom commonly associated with the
RFA (Richard Fleischman & Associates) has contributed to the AIMA GDPR Implementation Guide which summarises the GDPR framework, effective 25 May, in the context of alternative investment management firms and funds.
RFA was amongst a select group of AIMA member organisations that collaborated on the production of the implementation guide, adding advice and guidance in their areas of expertise. RFA UK Managing Director George NW Ralph (pictured), says: “I was delighted to be involved in the development of the AIMA GDPR Implementation Guide, having worked with clients in the alternative investment sector over the past few years, preparing them
By Richard D Fear (pictured), Conyers Dill & Pearman – This alert is intended to aid businesses that may have obligations to report information under the Tax Information Authority (International Tax Compliance) (Country-by-Country Reporting) Regulations, 2017 (“CbCR Regulations”), which were issued by the Cayman Islands on 15 December 2017 as part of its ongoing commitment to international tax transparency.
By Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries – Initial Coin/Token Offerings (ICOs) are becoming an increasingly popular means of fundraising for new projects and utilise blockchain technology to do so. Over the past 9 months, we have seen a significant surge in interest in these projects with the Cayman Islands becoming the jurisdiction of choice for launching ICOs and other blockchain technology projects.
Alternative investment manager Highland Capital Management has added two institutional business development professionals to its team – Laurie Whetstone as managing director, and Kieran Brennan as director.
The appointments have been made in anticipation of increased opportunities in distressed credit.
The firm currently operates stressed and distressed credit strategies within various portfolios across the platform. Highland established a dedicated distressed private equity fund during the last credit cycle, focusing on control-oriented investments in senior secured loans of companies in complex distressed situations. Capitalising on opportunities that arose from the aggressive issuance of non-investment grade debt in the years prior,
Angelo, Gordon & Co, an alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, has appointed Ryan Mollett as Global Head of Distressed Debt.
Mollett was most recently a Senior Managing Director of GSO Capital Partners LP, the global credit investment platform of Blackstone, where he focused on distressed and special situation investing. Mollett will report to Josh Baumgarten, Angelo, Gordon’s co-Chief Investment Officer.
Michael Gordon, Chief Executive Officer and co-CIO at Angelo, Gordon, says: “Distressed debt investing has been a core element of Angelo, Gordon’s investment strategy since the firm began nearly 30 years ago. Ryan is
3iQ Corp has agreed to terms and conditions with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to act as Canada’s first Portfolio Manager (PM) and Investment Fund Manager (IFM) permitted to invest in multiple crypto assets.
Units of 3iQ’s Global Cryptoasset Fund will be available to accredited investors, advisors and dealers via Fundserv, and to pension funds, institutions and family offices via private placement. The fund, structured as a Trust, will invest directly in bitcoin, ether and litecoin, three of the leading cryptoassets.
3iQ aims to launch and complete its first close within the next
