Campbells managing partner to head up new office in Hong Kong
Law firm Campbells has opened an office in Hong Kong, which will be headed up by Ross McDonough, the former managing partner and head of litigation in the firm’s Cayman office.
Finding high returns in a low return environment is main challenge of industry
The ability to generate high returns in a low return environment is a key conundrum for the hedge fund industry right now.
Peer lending market forecast to hit a trillion dollars by 2023
The online peer lending business will develop into a trillion dollar market by 2023. Fiona Grandi of KPMG told delegates at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, which took place in Grand Cayman last week (February 4-5).
Disconnect on real inflation can be interesting opportunity for hedge funds
The disconnect between global expectations of deflation and signs of inflation biting in emerging markets, provides interesting investment ideas for hedge funds, as well as having implications for capital flows into funds.
Next round of QE could take form of defence spending, says economist
The next round of quantitative easing (QE), a measure deemed as needed and inevitable by some economists, could come in the form of military spending, Pippa Malmgren, an economic adviser and author of Signals and Geopolitics for Investors, told delegates at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, which took place in Grand Cayman last week (February 4-5).
Financial services and tourism are inter-linked, says Dart VP
The key drivers of the Cayman Islands’ economy should not be viewed in isolation but in a more holistic way in recognition of the fact that they are all inter-linked, Chris Duggan, vice president, Dart Enterprises, told Cayman Funds Magazine at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, which took place in Grand Cayman last week (February 4-5).
Regulation now seen as a force for good by many funds
The perceived wisdom that regulation is destroying the alternative investment business was challenged during a panel debate at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, which took place in Grand Cayman last week (February 4-5).
No easy way to ensure alignment of interests, delegates told
The challenges of aligning the interests of investment managers and their clients were grappled with at one of the sessions at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, which has been taking place in Grand Cayman this week (February 4-5).
Men must champion gender equality too, actress tells delegates
Men have as big a role play as women if true gender parity is to be achieved in many areas of life, Meghan Markle, the actress and humanitarian, told delegates at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, which has been taking place in Grand Cayman this week (February 4-5).
Blaming emerging markets for economic woes just lazy
As global concerns build of an emerging market-led meltdown, panellists at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, which has been taking place in Grand Cayman this week (February 4-5), examined the true state of affairs in these economies, as well as the likely success of reforms aimed at shoring them up.
