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The world’s largest 100 alternative asset managers saw assets under management increase by 10 per cent in 2016, rising to USD4.0 trillion, according to the 2017 edition of Willis Towers Watson’s Global Alternatives Survey.
The survey, which captures long-term institutional investment trends by seven main investor groups across ten alternative asset classes, showed that of the top 100 alternative investment managers, real estate managers have the largest share of assets (35 per cent and over USD1.4 trillion), followed by private equity fund managers (18 per cent and USD695 billion), hedge funds (17 per cent and USD675 billion), private equity funds
- 17/07/2017
Optimal Fund Management Australia Pty Ltd has forged a strategic partnership with the Burnham Group aimed at supporting its growing absolute return investment business.
The company has also announced a name change to ARCO Investment Management Pty Ltd (ARCO), with immediate effect.
ARCO will continue to be controlled by its co-founders and co-portfolio managers George Colman and Peter Whiting (pictured). The firm’s long-established investment process and management team will continue unchanged as will its focus on delivering strong risk-adjusted returns for investors.
Burnham Group’s CEO Chris Cunningham and Burnham Capital’s chairman Bruce Loveday will join an expanded ARCO
- 17/07/2017
Intercontinental Exchange ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has been chosen as the new administrator of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA Silver Price). IBA expects to assume responsibility for the LBMA Silver Price in Autumn 2017.
“We are pleased to become the administrator for the LBMA Silver Price,” says Finbarr Hutcheson (pictured), President, IBA. “The decision by the LBMA membership reflects our commitment and investment in making the LBMA Gold Price IOSCO compliant over the last two years. Our centrally cleared model has already enabled broader participation and we continue to expand the Gold auction. We anticipate this will support expanded
- 17/07/2017
By George Ralph (pictured), RFA – Cyber security has never been as important as it is today. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017, published recently by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and undertaken by Ipsos Mori highlights some statistics that should make even the most jaded CIOs sit up and take notice.
Of the 1500+ businesses surveyed, 74 per cent say cyber security is a very high priority for their senior management, and 67 per cent have spent money on cyber security in some shape or form in the past year. For medium sized businesses, the number of organisations
- 17/07/2017
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for June 2017 measured 0.04 per cent.
Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 1.80 per cent in July.
“SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for July 2017 was -1.80 per cent, compared to -2.53 per cent a year ago for July 2016. The month of July typically sees a net outflow owing to seasonal factors, so this smaller net outflow is actually a very positive result,” says Bill Stone (pictured), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. “In fact, July 2017 marks the
- 14/07/2017
Now in its 35th year in the US and 6th year in Europe, the CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) is due to be held at the Grove Hotel, resort and golf club, near London, from Monday, 11 September to Wednesday, 13 September.
Hosted by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), RMC is an educational forum dedicated to exploring the latest equity derivatives trading strategies, products and tactics used to manage risk exposure and enhance yields.
As CBOE is the creator of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and home of VIX options and futures trading, it is no surprise that
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Crown Capital Partners, a provider of growth capital to mid-market companies, has completed a USD50 million closing for Crown Capital Fund IV, bringing the current total capital committed to the Fund to USD225 million.
To date, USD190 million has been invested by the Fund in nine transactions, and, net of repayments, USD167 million is currently invested.
“This upsizing further underscores the quality of our growing portfolio and the strong demand from our institutional limited partners,” says Chris Johnson (pictured), Crown’s President & CEO. “We continue to deliver on our key milestones. We have completed four transactions to date in
- 14/07/2017
Keith Smith and Willow Oak Asset Management have launched a private investment partnership named the Bonhoeffer Fund, LP.
The Bonhoeffer Fund’s portfolio will be managed by Keith Smith with administrative support provided by Willow Oak Asset Management, a subsidiary of Sitestar Corporation (OTCQB: SYTE). Smith will employ a long-only, concentrated, value-oriented strategy with a focus on global securities of companies with market capitalisations of USD100 million to USD500 million.
“This partnership gives outside investors an opportunity to access the investment strategy that I have developed and executed for more than 15 years across various international markets. Bonhoeffer Fund will
- 14/07/2017
Alternative asset management firm Magnetar Capital (Magnetar) has opened a new office at Heritage Plaza in downtown Houston, Texas, to support the firm’s expansion of its energy franchise.
“Magnetar is establishing a Houston office to manage the firm’s growing investment activities in the energy sector,” says Ernie Rogers, Chief Operating Officer at Magnetar. “We believe this infrastructure expansion will nicely complement our existing footprint, while also adding value for our clients and energy sector relationships.”
Led by partners Eric Scheyer and Adam Daley, Magnetar’s energy business began investing in the North American energy sector in 2005 and today manages
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Alternatves manager LCM Partners has acquired a significant European portfolio of non-performing and re-performing loans. This landmark deal sees LCM purchase EUR3 billion of assets, comprising over 400,000 individual loans of secured and unsecured, consumer, auto, leasing and SME loans which were originated in the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Investing via the LCM Credit Opportunities III strategy this purchase takes the total deployment to EUR1.3 billion. Managing EUR19.5 billion of loan value, LCM Partners is one of Europe’s largest investors in private debt.
“This transaction is a great example of how LCM is able to leverage its
- 14/07/2017
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