May

Synthetic finance survey to go live soon 18 May 2012

Hedge funds and institutional investors are invited to rate their synthetic finance providers

Euroclear hires collateral management head 11 May 2012

Euroclear has snapped up industry veteran Saheed Awan to lead its global collateral management business

April

Global custody survey winners announced 25 April 2012

RBC Dexia split honours with Citi in 2012 with RBC Dexia retaining first place in the overall unweighted table but ceding that position in the overall weighted table to Citi

Jersey to benefit from AIFMD 24 April 2012

Offshore models will be in a better position under the AIFM directive than EU markets, a conference panel discussed

Citi wins offshore mandate 04 April 2012

Citigroup has appointed a Cayman-based fund to provide prime brokerage, fund accounting and transfer agency services

March

Industry considers new risk model 13 March 2012

Annabelle Palmer considers whether the time is right for a wholesale reconsideration of the way risk is evaluated across the globe

Transition management survey full results 13 March 2012

Nomura maintained its top position in Global Investor/ISF’s 2012 transition management survey. Analysis by Luke Clancy and Alastair O’Dell

Transition management survey results announced 13 March 2012

The 2012 Global Investor/ISF transition management survey results have been released on our website.

FOHF assets “steady” despite 2011 outflows 12 March 2012

The fund of hedge funds industry saw growth in assets last year, according to InvestHedge

Investors look to customised beta strategies 06 March 2012

A new study by Northern Trust shows that institutional investors have access to a wider range of indexing options across the beta spectrum

Pensions overlook sponsor exposure risk 06 March 2012

JPMorgan’s new paper looks at how structural links can exist between pension investments and their sponsors’ economic exposures

BMO restructures prime finance business 05 March 2012

BMO Capital markets has appointed a new head of global prime finance

Global Investor/ISF award nominations open 05 March 2012

Investment management firms are invited to put themselves forward for the annual awards ceremony in June

February

Bloomberg revamps data terminal 28 February 2012

Bloomberg has revealed an enhanced version of its Bloomberg Professional service

Investors “strongly believe” in hedge funds 28 February 2012

Institutional investors have an increasingly positive attitude towards hedge fund investing, according to Deutsche Bank’s Anita Nemes. Stephanie Baxter reports

Tanweer Khan leaves Standard Chartered 27 February 2012

Standard Chartered's global repo head is no longer at the bank

EU Commission veteran joins Iosco 17 February 2012

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has taken on a new secretary general

January

BNY Mellon opens Cayman wealth office 30 January 2012

The move is the latest step BNY Mellon’s international wealth management group has taken to expand its reach

BNY Mellon hires new research manager 09 January 2012

BNY Mellon Investment Management appoints former Russell Investments managing director

Finding the future in thematic investing 05 January 2012

Opinion may be divided on whether thematic investing is a new concept, but there is little doubt that it will exercise the minds of investors for the foreseeable future. Paul Golden reports