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Advent has long been a key provider to the buy-side industry, and we have seen significant changes in the levels of service firms are providing to their institutional and high net worth clien
Transparency is one of the watchwords of the age.
Rothstein Kass was voted Best Accounting Firm in the inaugural hedge fund service provider awards conducted by Hedgeweek based on voting by registered users.
One of the most striking changes that has emerged within the hedge fund industry in response to the upheavals of the past three years is a rethink of the structures through which managers off
Investcorp and Interlachen are proud to accept the award as Best Multi-Strategy Fund in the 2010 Hedgeweek Awards, recognising the excellent returns produced by the Investcorp Interlachen Mul
For more than a decade, hedge funds of every size and strategy have turned to Walek & Associates to look after their visibility, reputation and brand.
Law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has appointed Drew G. L. Chapman, an alternative investment, asset management and securities industry attorney, as partner in the corporate department.
Chapman will reside in the New York office.
“Drew Chapman is a great addition to our corporate team,” says Steven Lofchie, co-chair of the financial services department at Cadwalader. “He is a well-known and skilled transaction counsellor who brings to the firm an expertise that supplements our talent and depth in regulatory affairs, fund formation, restructuring and general transactional work.”
Chapman joins Cadwalader from DLA Piper where he served as chair of the
Thesis Fund Management, a New York-based registered investment adviser, has launched The Flexible Fund which combines hedge fund and mutual fund characteristics.
The fund is available on the majority of mutual fund platforms including Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
The fund combines the multi-strategy investment approach typically found in hedge funds with the daily pricing, daily liquidity and transparency of a mutual fund.
It is managed by the team at Thesis Fund Management which was founded specifically to bring alternative strategies to mutual funds and the investing public.
Stephen Roseman, chief executive officer of Thesis Fund Management, says: "As a hedge
Gain Capital, a provider of online trading services, has launched an Arabic service under its Forex.com UK division.
The new service will offer Forex.com’s trading platform and services to clients across the Middle East region.
The Forex.com offering supports margin-based trading in FX and contracts for difference, and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority through Forex.com UK.
Investors in the region will be able to trade in oil, gold, silver and the world’s major currencies including the US dollar, Euro and British Pound, 24 hours a day, five days a week.
Forex.com also offers access to the firm’s research
Pardus Capital Management, a New York-based alternative investment manager, had recruited Lutz Stoeber as a senior analyst to evaluate distressed investments in Western Europe, focusing on Germany.
Stoeber has financial analysis, private equity and leveraged buyout experience, with particular expertise in chemicals, basic manufacturing and shipping.
He will leverage Pardus’ existing relationships in the European restructuring community.
“We are pleased to bring Lutz back to our team, and look forward to benefiting from his industry expertise and relationships as we continue to evaluate distressed investments in various sectors,” says president and chief investment officer Karim Samii. “Among other opportunities, we
