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Senior appointments boost Ogier's finance and funds teams
Two specialists in banking and finance and investment funds have joined Ogier in Cayman, as part of a period of growth for the team.
AIMA unveils new edition of due diligence questionnaire
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has published a new edition of its flagship due diligence questionnaire (DDQ), 20 years after the first “AIMA DDQ” helped to standardise the due diligence process for alternative investment managers and investors.
CTAs and Macros shine as hedge funds continue winning streak
Hedge funds gained 1.32 percent during the month of October. Meanwhile underlying markets, as represented by the MSCI AC Word Index (Local), gained 2.56 percent over the same period, according to the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index.
Global private credit market to break the $1tr mark by 2020
The size of the global private credit market is on course to break the $1 trillion mark by 2020, according to a research by the Alternative Credit Council (ACC), the private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
Portfolios that include managed futures funds perform better
Portfolios that include managed futures funds perform better and reduce more risk than those without them, according to research published by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative of alternative investment managers, and Societe Generale.
Estera staff raise funds for HospiceCare
Estera employees raised a total more than $6,000 over the past year, which will be donated to the fiduciary and administration services provider’s chosen charity, HospiceCare, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing dignified, quality comfortable care, free of charge, to everyone in the Cayman Islands living with cancer or other end-stage diseases.
Funds with sub-$100m in assets can still thrive: AIMA
Most alternative investment management firms are able to turn a profit and expand with considerably less than $100m in assets, according to a survey of sub-$500m firms by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative of alternative asset managers, and GPP, the boutique prime broker.
Estera appoints Stephenson to lead fund services in Cayman
Estera, a provider of offshore fiduciary and administration services, has appointed Brad Stephenson to its Cayman Islands office as team manager in the company’s fund services business.
Estera sponsors Hedge Funds Care Cayman’s ‘Night at the Races’
Estera, a fiduciary and administration services provider, was the lead sponsor of the first-ever “Night at the Races” charitable event hosted by The Committee of Hope, Hedge Funds Care Cayman, with all proceeds benefitting Help for Children.
Formula Growth launches new fund in Cayman Islands
Formula Growth, a Montreal-based hedge fund with total assets under management of around C$1.2 billion, is starting another fund focused on small and mid-sized US stocks that will be based in the Cayman Islands.
