IAI Review.org » Archive for June 2010
John Collins joins Kinetic Partners to develop risk services offer
John Collins has been nominated a member at Kinetic Partners to extend the firm’s growing range of risk services. In addition to the risk and valuation services platform, Collins will develop a broader range of risk consultancy services to investment banks, prime brokers, asset servicers, large asset managers and hedge funds. Kinetic Partners will offer consulting skills across the spectrum of risk: market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, regulatory risk and reporting, operational risk, and risk … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Job & Careers
Avista opens London office as part of European expansion
Private equity firm Avista Capital Partners has created Avista Capital Europe as part of its strategy to expand its European presence. Avista Capital Europe will be based in London and the firm has recruited a team of private equity professionals, Newton Aguiar, Allen Yurko, and Kunal Pandit, to form the Avista office there. Each of Avista’s new European team members come from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, Credit Suisse’s private equity arm, from which Avista spun out … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Job & Careers
Gwendolyn Wong joins SVB Private Client Services
Gwendolyn J. Wong has joined Silicon Valley Bank to manage credit approval and product development for SVB Private Client Services’ venture capital and private equity clients. SVB Private Client Services provides personal financing solutions to entrepreneurs, investors and senior executives within the industries it serves. “Our dedication to venture capital over the last three decades has given us unique insight into the financial needs of venture capital partners and technology entrepreneurs,” says Greg Becker, president, … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Job & Careers
BNP Paribas creates KID packs
BNP Paribas Securities Services is providing clients with reporting packs designed to help comply with the Ucits IV key information document (KID) requirements. The packs will help managers collect the mandatory data required as well as produce and distribute the KID. BNP Paribas’s packs will include performance and market risk indicators for both simple and complex funds. BNP Paribas will provide quantitative aspects including performance, charges and risk, while the asset manager handles qualitative aspects by … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Hedge Funds
Charlemagne Capital presents emerging markets fund
Charlemagne Capital, the emerging markets group, has launched the Magna Emerging Markets Dividend Fund.The fund aims to invest in emerging market stocks with a sustainable high dividend yield plus strong earnings growth. The lead portfolio advisers see significant opportunities across all the regions, sectors and markets and will employ Charlemagne Capital’s research driven, bottom up stock selection investment process. The portfolio will focus on around 30 to 40 holdings with the underlying assets expected to … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Hedge Funds


