Private Advisors has appointed Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen as Chief Executive Officer of Private Advisors UK Limited as the firm looks to build its global private equity offering.

Raymond James Investment Services (RJIS) is looking to improve its front and middle office operational efficiency by implementing Advent’s Portfolio Exchange and Moxy solutions.

The hedge fund industry continued to see near-record inflows of new money in the second quarter of 2007, adding USD58.7 billion in assets during the period, according to data released toda

NATIXIS Asset Management US Group is to acquire Gateway Investment Advisers, a Cincinnati-based investment manager with USD7.5 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2007), in

Hedge Fund Research Inc (HFR) has introduced five new indices designed to track the performance of hedge funds investing in Asian markets.

Glenn H Pease has joined Wood Street Capital Management as Chief Financial Officer.

Former SEC commissioner Richard Y Roberts has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Cornell Capital Partners Offshore, a private investment firm specialising in structured finance an

Lyxor Asset Management Japan Co, a wholly owned subsidiary of Société Générale, has obtained a license to conduct investment trust management services in Japan.

Securities firm Exotix has successfully placed USD 60 million in eighteen-month tenor Promissory Notes (P/N) guaranteed per Aval by National Investment Bank (NIB) of Ghana.

Société Générale Index (SGI) has launched SGI Global Security, a benchmark of the security sector worldwide.