By Simon Gray – Multi-manager offerings have long been central to Switzerland’s alternative investment industry, and that seems unlikely to change any time soon, but the five years since the onset of the global financial crisis in mid-2007 have seen
SuMi TRUST has appointed Hiroki Moritani and Shin Sawada as directors of the international sales team based in London. Prior to joining the London office, Moritani (pictured) was in charge of global fiduciary business development and client services for global
HazelTree, a provider of Treasury management services for alternative investment managers, has announced the appointment of Paul Calderone to the position of Managing Director of Operations, effective immediately. Calderone brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from his years in
Hedge fund managers will be able to access new capital sources over the next 12 months as 80% of investors are at least considering investing with new managers, the latest Preqin research reveals. Furthermore, 38% of investors are planning to
HedgeOp Compliance, a provider of regulatory services and software for investment advisers in the US, has been recognised as Best North American Regulatory Advisory Firm at the 2012 Hedgeweek USA Awards. The Hedgeweek USA Awards acknowledge the best hedge fund
City Financial Investment Company Limited is to launch an Asian macro fund scheduled for the first quarter of 2014, which will be managed by Geoffrey Barker. The launch is a joint venture with City Financial Investment Company (Hong Kong) Limited
Krishna Kumar, Ade Odunsi and Treesdale Partners have formed Goose Hollow Capital Advisors to run two FX investment strategies, FX Global Income Access and Commodity Producers Currency Access. Kumar and Odunsi are veterans of the FX business with a combined
Europe’s intermediary distributors of investment funds — as well as their clients — can expect to see the roll out of new products and potentially lower fees as investment managers fight to attract and retain assets in a challenging global
By James Williams – With a flood of new regulations set to emerge over the next few months, US hedge funds and service providers need to pay close attention to compliance and regulatory issues even as they battle to stay
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has added to its suite of liability driven investment (LDI) solutions with the launch of a pooled fund range designed to meet the specific liability hedging needs of UK pension funds. The range is intended
