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Pala Investments (Pala), a multi-strategy investment company focused on the mining and metals value chain, has launched Pala New Energy Metals, an investment fund dedicated exclusively to investing in raw materials critical to the energy storage and clean energy value chains.
Pala New Energy Metals, which is launched with initial capital of USD150 million, has a mandate to invest in projects and businesses that provide leverage to the shift in the global energy mix, facilitated by advances in battery technologies and their industrial applications.
Pala New Energy Metals will have flexibility to invest across the capital structure, and will
- 09/08/2017
BTIG has added Romeo Reyes (pictured), Piyush Phadke and Daniel Nolan to its team in New York as the firm looks to continue its push into the credit markets.
Reyes and Phadke will focus on originating, structuring and executing bond financings for corporate and financial sponsor clients as part of BTIG’s Debt Capital Markets business, while Nolan continues the expansion of BTIG Fixed Income Credit, and will lead the Distressed-Debt Trading desk.
“We are delighted to welcome Romeo and Piyush to the firm,” says Anton LeRoy, Chief Operating Officer of BTIG. “Each have considerable experience in the credit markets, and
- 09/08/2017
Nasdaq, in collaboration with its technology partner Chain, is to provide distributed ledger technology (DLT) for a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for SIX Swiss Exchange’s OTC structured products business.
The solution will integrate with several systems currently managed by SIX and utilise the DLT capabilities at the core of the Nasdaq Financial Framework, Nasdaq’s next-generation enterprise architecture stack. With the MVP, SIX gains first-hand experience regarding the implementation of a DLT solution and investigating how to leverage blockchain technology for SIX and its members in the post-trade environment.
“We are always keen to explore innovative technologies which could serve as
- 09/08/2017
Neudata Limited has released the much-anticipated Version 2 of its popular online Neudata Scout digital data intelligence platform. The company provides hedge funds and other institutional investment managers with metadata about the vast array of alternative datasets available toward the goal of selecting and back testing the most appropriate sources for alpha generation.
“We listened carefully to feedback from our audience of quantitative investment managers and greatly enhanced the functionality and new features available on the Neudata Scout platform,” says Rado Lipuš (pictured), founder and chief executive officer of Neudata, headquartered in London, UK. “We expanded the navigation and filtering
- 09/08/2017
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has published the 2017 auction calendar for EU Aviation Allowances (EUAA), in consultation with the EU Commission and the Member States taking part, as well as the competent German and Polish authorities.
EEX will carry out the auctions comprising a total volume of 4,005,000 EUAA from 27 September to 6 December.
In the framework of the joint CAP2 auction platform, EEX will carry out three EUAA auctions on behalf of 25 Member States. The first of these will take place on 27th September and comprise an auction volume of 1,078,000 EUAA. The remaining auctions
- 09/08/2017
BRI Partners has launched the BRI Quality Small Cap Index (BRIQSC), Powered by Wilshire. Created and owned by BRI Partners, LLC (BRI), with Wilshire retained as index consultant and calculation agent, this unique index provides a first of its kind enhanced beta benchmark for US small cap equities.
Adam Brass (pictured), founder of BRI, says: “The new BRI Quality Small Cap Index delivers enhanced beta returns previously available only through active strategies for a fraction of the cost. Investors and asset managers are deeply engaged in debate about alpha, beta, smart beta and passive versus active strategies. At BRI we
- 09/08/2017
- 09/08/2017
TABB Group is expanding its European operations with the establishment of new office space in the City of London. As the final countdown to MiFID II begins, TABB’s new UK office enables the firm to expand its reach in Europe and provide high-touch local client support to meet evolving customer and industry requirements.
For more than a decade, TABB has examined the impact and challenges associated with MiFID and other regulatory initiatives that affect global market participants. By listening to and engaging with the industry, TABB has been able to translate the firm’s deep industry knowledge into practical application to
- 09/08/2017
Thomson Reuters has integrated and enhanced its robust research capabilities on its flagship financial desktop Eikon to help financial institutions manage impending MiFID II research unbundling requirements, set to be implemented in January 2018.
These are part of a series of research unbundling solutions that Thomson Reuters will continue to make in 2017 through new products and third-party partnerships.
The new Thomson Reuters MiFID II Entitlements Solution features upgraded entitlement granularity to meet brokers’ flexible segmentation requirements. It provides seamless entitlement request and response functionality for the sellside and buyside through our Research Management Console, and a comprehensive Research Entitlement
- 09/08/2017
Hedge funds extended their gains for the year and were up 0.92 per cent during the month of July according to preliminary figures released by EurekaHedge. Underlying markets meanwhile, as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local), were up 1.64 per cent over the same period.
On a year-to-date basis, managers gained 4.32 per cent while underlying markets were up 9.41 per cent.
EurekaHedge writes: “Returns were largely positive across the board with all key regional mandates in the green with emerging market mandates excluding Eastern Europe & Russia delivering the best returns. The US economy continues to
- 09/08/2017
Last month, hedge funds posted their strongest performance since January as 2017’s performance drivers – Equity Hedge, Technology, Healthcare and Emerging Markets – led the way, according to HFRI.
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) gained 1.2 per cent in July, the ninth consecutive monthly gain and the 16th in the trailing 17 months, bringing YTD performance +4.8 per cent and extending the record Index Value to 13,571.
As previously reported by HFR, total hedge fund assets increased to USD3.1 trillion to conclude H1 2017, as the industry experienced net capital inflows for first time since Q3 2015.
- 08/08/2017
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