Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP is one of New York’s leading boutique law firms. Co-founded by Michael Tannenbaum (pictured) in 1978, the firm blends a powerful mix of insight, industry expertise and creativity to support clients through challenges and opportunities. Delivering the highest quality legal services in a practical and efficient manner is one of the firm’s guiding principles. Tannenbaum Helpern’s Financial Services, Private Funds and Capital Markets Group, of which Tannenbaum is Chairman, handles all aspects of financial law including onshore and offshore private fund formation, securities, futures, swaps and other derivatives, and in particular, regulatory advisory services

The signing of the JOBS Act in the US last year – expected to be fully enacted in 2013 – presents hedge fund managers with the opportunity to overtly develop their brand image and move past what has historically been an opaque image. That’s the view of Thomas Walek (pictured), Founder of Walek & Associates, winner in the Best North American PR Firm category. From defining market position to managing media visibility, taking charge in crisis situations, supporting portfolio holdings, improving investor outreach, safekeeping reputations, and handling the needs of highly successful hedge fund executives, Walek & Associates has pioneered

Kinetic Partners is a leading provider of tailored consulting, advisory and assurance services to clients within the financial services industry. Since it was established in 2005, Kinetic has assembled a multidisciplinary team of industry experts drawn from regulators, financial institutions and asset management firms, as well as a host of other professional services firms. It currently services over 1,200 clients across eight global offices. To deal with the shifting regulatory sands within financial services, and to reflect the organic growth of the business, Kinetic Partners has undergone a restructuring process. It recently appointed founding member, Julian Korek, as CEO, in

This is the third consecutive year that Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP (“Anchin”) has won this award. According to Jeffrey Rosenthal, CPA, Partner-in-Charge of Anchin’s Financial Services Group, it’s no fluke: “I believe it reflects the level of commitment to service that we provide to our clients. We’re not commodity-driven. What sets us apart in auditing, tax, advisory services, and accounting, is our level of attention and high partner touch ratio. Our partners get to know the fund managers and their perspectives.” The Financial Services Group at Anchin launched more than 35 years ago and includes ten partners and more

Last year was a challenging market environment for all global exchanges with key interest rates falling to historic lows. Consequently, Deutsche Börse Group’s net revenues declined by 9 per cent to EUR1.932billion (compared to EUR2.121billion in 2011), while net interest income from the banking business decreased to EUR52.0million (EUR75.1million in 2011). Despite this, operating costs fell slightly year-on-year to EUR958.6million. Mainly because of lower net revenue, Deutsche Börse Group’s earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) declined to EUR969.4 million (EUR1.162billion in 2011). Deutsche Börse’s most important clients, the banks, today face huge regulatory and macroeconomic uncertainties. This has resulted in

As one of Europe’s leading seeding platforms, the business objective of Amsterdam-based IMQubator is simple: putting investors in control when investing in hedge funds and delivering to them a multiple income stream by investing in emerging managers. Each manager receives a seed ticket of EUR25million, with IMQubator normally taking a 25 per cent equity stake in the management company. All funds seeded by IMQubator fall under the umbrella of IMQ Investment Management BV, which acts as investment manager. Speaking with hedgeweek on strategy selection, CEO Jeroen Tielman (pictured) says that in today’s New Normal market environment the firm is looking

Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets division is vast. It employs 6,000 professionals in 40 trading rooms across the globe, 18 of which are located in cities in Asia Pacific. Few prime brokers in the region can claim to have such a solid on the ground trading presence, giving hedge fund clients the speed of information and execution that’s critical for operational efficiency. Its Hedge Fund Consulting Group has 13 members globally, four of whom are based in Asia. Over the past 24 months the Group has worked with over 60 managers in Asia involved in starting up, expanding or establishing new

Lyxor’s Managed Account Platform is the industry’s largest individual commingled managed account platform. With approximately 100 managers running a diverse range of hedge fund strategies, the Lyxor MAP is committed to providing its investors – fund-of-funds, pension funds, insurance companies – with access to a universe of best-in-class talent.  Total AUM on the single managed account business is approximately USD11billion (as of end 2012). As well as accessing managers on the commingled platform, investors are also able to leverage the Lyxor Dedicated Managed Account Platforms (D-MAPs), for bespoke segregated solutions. One of the reasons for Lyxor’s continued success is its

Independently owned Meridian Fund Services administers funds across all hedge fund structures and private equity funds. At present, Meridian administrates approximately USD14billion in assets. It services 85 clients across 216 funds, which collectively have more than 5,650 separate investors. According to CEO Tom Davis, with both the US and Europe introducing significant regulation, the offshore market finds itself “playing the role of facilitator. We’re studying what role an offshore jurisdiction can play in this new regulatory environment so that investible assets in one jurisdiction can tap into the investment expertise in another.” “Prior to 2008, we would first try to

Kenneth Heinz (pictured) is President of Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research. Since it was established in 1992, HFR has become the standard bearer for indexation and cutting edge analysis of hedge funds, from strategy performance through to capital inflows and broad market dynamics. Its HFR Database provides fund-level detail on historical performance and has in addition developed a sophisticated fund classification system. This enables users to perform benchmarking and determine relative fund performance within specific sectors and strategies. Currently, the firm produces over 100 indices. Its flagship HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index is the most widely used hedge fund benchmark. In