By Peter Niven – No matter whether fund managers are considering relocating personally and/or corporately, there are few better options than Guernsey. The island’s coastline of cliffs, beaches and harbour ports combines with its French influence to provide a relaxed
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose a rule implementing the so-called "Volcker Rule" requirements. The requirements stem from Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The SEC is issuing the proposal jointly
By Simon Gray – At a time when an uncertain economic environment and financial climate is forcing existing investment fund managers to rethink their tried and tested models, and newcomers to the industry are struggling to gain traction amid rising
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was in positive territory at the end of May in spite of a slightly negative performance of -0.55% during that month (+0.96% in 2012). Five Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 14 ended the month in
Apex Technologies has selected Eze Castle’s Eze Private Cloud to deliver cloud services to its hedge fund and alternative investment firm customers. The Apex Cloud, powered by the Eze Private Cloud, allows Apex Technologies to offer clients secure IT operation
Interdealer broker ICAP has appointed Gary Pettit to the new position of Global Head of Financial Futures and Options. Pettit was formerly Global Head of Futures and Options at MF Global. ICAP has also recruited, so far, an additional 25
Deutsche Bank’s structured funds division, db-X funds, has marked ten years in the structuring business by reaching over EUR10 billion in assets under management. “Innovation, transparency, cost efficiency – these are some of the attributes that we’ve built our success
John Lyttle has been appointed as chief operating officer of Ogee Group. Lyttle is a graduate from Fordham University and will primarily focus on investor relations and capital raising. Lyttle will also contribute to quantitative analysis, trading
Strategic Investment Group (Strategic), an asset allocator with USD27.9 billion in assets under management, has selected Sophis VALUE for cross-asset trading and global risk management. Sophis VALUE provides Strategic, the aiCIO magazine 2011 Investment Outsourcing Award Winner, with a single
As part of an initiative to combat hedge fund fraud by identifying abnormal investment performance, the Securities and Exchange Commission has announced enforcement actions against three separate advisory firms and six individuals for various misconduct including improper use of fund
