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With the globalisation of business there has been a corresponding surge in the movement of executives and their families, and in some cases businesses themselves, in relocating to new countries. In many cases the relocation has been temporary but for a growing number the move has been permanent, sometimes by design but on many occasions by choice.
Relocating one’s business, family or financial affairs takes into account a wide range of factors such as lifestyle, infrastructure, and the business and legal environment. For The Bahamas which has a long history of attracting wealthy individuals to settle permanently there, the factors
The Global Fund Media Guide to Relocation November 2013 is the third edition of this unique online publication being made available to the 50,000-strong audience of investment managers, institutional investors and fund service providers that read GFM’s family of investment management newswires daily.
The focus of the Guide is to help managers, promoters and their advisers decide where best to locate their investment funds – and themselves- and complements the daily news, special reports and fund data delivered through our specialised investment management portals (see below for compete list).
This edition of the Guide draws together in one volume the
Hedge Fund Research (HFR) and Risk-AI have teamed up to launch a mobile application, HFR2GO, for iPad and iPhone, which allows users to track global hedge fund industry performance by strategy and region of investment.
HFR2GO was developed from the combination of HFR’s hedge fund database and Risk-AI’s technology.
Investors, hedge funds, and service providers can access the full suite of HFR Indices via their mobile devices to gain insight into the performance of the hedge fund industry. With over 110 indices available, there is a wealth of statistics on all key sectors. In total, more than two decades
US Bancorp Fund Services has agreed to acquire Quintillion Limited, an Ireland-domiciled full-service hedge fund administrator.
The announcement supports US Bancorp Fund Services’ initiative to expand its alternative investment servicing network supporting the European investment community.
“This acquisition continues to showcase the long-term commitment of US Bancorp to grow our securities services business,” says Terrance Dolan, vice chairman of US Bancorp Wealth Management & Securities Services. “This enables us to enhance our European presence through additional talented resources, and complements our focus on the expansion and diversification of our alternative investment business.”
The transaction adds USD18bn in hedge
Historically, two primary criteria have factored into hedge fund managers’ ability to attract new assets: performance and pedigree.
Today, those criteria have expanded as hedge funds face new industry challenges such as changing fee models, crowded markets, and new regulations, as well as investor mandates for transparency and operational credibility, says a new white paper published by Liquid Holdings Group.
As detailed in Ernst & Young’s 2012 investor survey, “hedge funds still believe recent investment performance is important more often than investors do, and although investors clearly look at past performance, confidence in the people and in the processes
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how Guernsey’s investment and insurance expertise mean it is capitalising on the opportunities presented by the growth of Insurance Linked Securities (ILS).
Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are growing in popularity among investors as an alternative asset class and with insurers as a means of accessing greater quantities of affordable risk transfer capacity. ILS permit an insurer to purchase additional protection for low frequency, high severity losses, including natural and non-natural perils, operating in the traditional insurance market, typically in the form of catastrophe ‘cat’ bonds or collateralised reinsurance. Investors are
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has added to its credit fixed income sales and trading team with the appointment of Sara Simmons and Per Mortensen as managing directors based in London.
Simmons will focus on sales for investment grade, emerging markets, high yield and bank capital products in Benelux, Austria and Switzerland, while Mortensen will focus on sales of investment grade and high yield products in Scandinavia and Germany.
"We are pleased and excited to welcome Sara and Per, two highly respected and connected professionals to the team," says Shawn P Matthews, chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. "Their
Traiana’s Harmony network, the firm’s global product for equities swaps/CFD markets, is now live in the Asia Pacific region.
The demand for the equity swap network in Asia is a reflection of the change in behaviour in this market, the growing volumes in the give-up market, increased access by global buy-side firms as well as focus on straight-through-processing servicing by global synthetic equity prime brokers.
Buy-side firms are using the product to access markets such as China and India for the first time, building on their existing activity in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. Prime brokers leading the
EDHEC-Risk Institute has appointed five new members to its international advisory board.
The board brings together scholars, representatives of regulatory bodies as well as senior executives from business partners and other leading institutions.
The role of the international advisory board is to validate the relevance and goals of the research programme proposals presented by the institute’s management and to evaluate research outcomes with respect to their potential impact on industry practices.
The 48 members of the board also advise on the objectives and contents of projects deriving from the expertise of the institute, thereby ensuring that graduate and
Franklin Templeton Investments has launched its first multi-manager, multi-strategy mutual fund focused on alternative investment strategies, Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund (FAAAX).
Building upon Franklin Templeton's acquisition of hedge fund solutions provider K2 Advisors in 2012, this US-registered fund provides access to a diversified portfolio of alternative investment strategies managed by institutional-quality hedge fund managers.
The fund seeks to provide investors with lower correlations to traditional asset classes, reduced portfolio volatility and attractive risk-adjusted returns, while offering daily liquidity.
As the fund's investment manager, K2 Advisors will allocate assets across multiple managers and alternative strategies, including event driven,
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