Insparo Asset Management has appointed Glenda Levin as head of marketing in a move to broaden the firm’s investor base. Levin will primarily be responsible for expanding Insparo’s existing investor base in the UK and Europe. In addition, she will
NYSE Liffe, the European derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, has expanded Bclear, the exchange’s trade confirmation, administration and clearing service, to include fixed income products. The new contracts available through Bclear will be Three Month Euro (Euribor) Futures, Three Month
Dyal Capital Partners, a private equity fund managed by Neuberger Berman Group, has received USD1.28bn in client commitments to make minority investments in the management companies of established hedge fund firms. The fundraising effort exceeded Dyal’s goal of USD1bn. Investors
Why Luxembourg? The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg became in a few decades one of the leading locations for investment funds, being today the world’s second fund centre, overtaken only by the USA. Since 1959, when the first fund was established,
Wells Fargo Securities is rebranding Merlin Securities as Wells Fargo Prime Services. Additionally, its web-based suite of prime brokerage technology solutions known as MerlinPRIME, MerlinSHARP and Merlin COMPASS have been renamed Wells Fargo PRIME, Wells Fargo SHARP and Wells Fargo
ATA RiskStation has launched a web-based risk reporting solution for hedge funds and hedge fund services providers powered by PortfolioScience’s RiskAPI, an on demand, multi-asset risk analysis system. "Our proprietary risk system fills a clear market gap for cost-effective but
Dutch hedge funds outperformed their global peers in the turbulent month of May. The Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index was down 1.3 per cent versus a loss of 2.8 per cent for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index and 3.0
Six alternative funds are being offered the chance to pitch to more than 200 institutional investors, funds of funds and high net worth individuals at the second Amsterdam Investors Forum (AIF), organised by ABN AMRO Clearing on 13 February 2013.
What many investors currently perceive as safe haven assets could turn out to be the snake lurking in the grass next year, says Johanna Kyrklund (pictured), Schroders’ Head of Multi-Asset Investments… Against a backdrop of on-going fears of downside risk,
Oakley Alternative Investment Management is expanding its London operations with the appointment of Fabio Cortes as head of macro at the company’s flagship fund of hedge funds, Oakley Absolute Return. Cortes will work alongside Nick Hannan, chief investment officer, and
