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Kinetic Partners is celebrating five successful years since the opening of its Grand Cayman office with two new hires to strengthen their insolvency and forensic services practice. These new appointments will further enhance and develop Kinetic Partners’ proven capabilities to meet client demand in the areas of liquidation and forensic services and build on the existing team in the Cayman Islands.
Established in 2005, Kinetic Partners provides the asset management, investment banking and broking industry with a bespoke service for clients who need in-depth industry advice, analysis and valuation across borders. Kinetic Partners has grown rapidly to serve over
- 07/03/2011
The Eurex KOSPI Product exceeded 500,000 traded contracts last Friday for the first time since its launch on 30 August 2010. Average daily volume has been increasing steadily, reaching more than 11,000 contracts in March 2011. On 18 January, Eurex achieved a new daily record of more than 64,000 traded contracts.
“Our Eurex KOSPI Product has been very successful since its introduction,” says Michael Peters (pictured), Eurex Executive Board member. “This is due to our close partnership with the Korea Exchange to offer our customers access to the most widely traded index derivative contract in the world. Our participants do
- 07/03/2011
- 07/03/2011
GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE: GO.) has been named ‘Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator’ by the subscribers of industry trade publication Hedgeweek.
According to Hedgeweek, the 2010 awards “recognised the increased focus on transparency, consistency and depth of expertise in the new investment climate.” It described its award winners as “leaders of the recovery”.
Vernon Barback, GlobeOp president and COO says: “Fund managers and investors alike are strengthening their administrator requirements and relationships. As the demands for transparency, independent verification and risk reporting continue to increase, administrators will need to demonstrate robust, integrated data management and offer customized reporting as
- 07/03/2011
Offshore Business Solutions has appointed Dawn Cummings as Managing Director.
As well as serving as an independent director on the boards of various investment management companies, Cummings also oversees a team of professionals in the provision of custom-tailored solutions for investment management companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands and other offshore financial centres.
Chairman of the Board Aldo Ghisletta says: "This is an exciting development, and Dawn’s addition to our team is integral in further enhancing our ability to serve a growing client base. Her outstanding capabilities and experience in the industry will help us to ensure OBS continues
- 07/03/2011
- 07/03/2011
Alternative investments need to have track records of several years before fund managers and other financial advisors will consider investing in them on behalf of clients, says a new poll. Past performance is seen as essential in the absence of regulation.


Amongst more than 40 senior figures from the wealth management industry including firms such as Merrill Lynch, Rothschild Private Management and Credit Suisse, nearly three quarters (73.3 per cent) believe that alternative investments such as wine, art, forestry and bloodstock need to have a track record stretching back several years before these advisors will consider recommending that clients invest
- 07/03/2011
Advent Software, Inc (NASDAQ: ADVS) has expanded and enhanced the compliance functionality found in Tamale RMS, its research management solution (RMS).
Tamale RMS helps automate and enforce consistent policies and builds compliance into everyday workflows. It also puts firms in a much stronger position to document investment decisions and demonstrate due diligence.
“All segments of the investment industry are expected to face increased regulatory scrutiny in the coming years, so an area of innovation for Tamale has been new modules, reports and enhancements to support best practices in compliance readiness,” says Mark Rice, Senior Vice President and General Manager of
- 06/03/2011
London-based Threadneedle has launched a new absolute return fund whose mandate will be to focus on European small caps. The Lux-domiciled UCITS III-compliant Threadneedle European Smaller Companies Absolute Alpha fund has been borne out of investor demand according to the firm’s head of distribution, Campbell Fleming, who said: “We have spoken extensively to our clients and they have indicated a great appetite for a product that will capitalise on the European smaller companies investment market in this form.” The new fund, which uses an equity l/s strategy, will be managed by Philip Dicken (pictured) who also manages the Pan European
- 06/03/2011
Given January’s near-zero performance, February turned in a slightly better set of returns for newcits strategies with the UCITS Alternative Index Global gainin
- 06/03/2011
Morningstar Europe, an independent industry-leading provider of fund research, announced this week the launch of a new se
- 06/03/2011
- 06/03/2011
Ignis Asset Management has confirmed this week that it plans to launch a government bond fund at the end of March.
- 06/03/2011
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