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Ledgex Systems, a provider of portfolio and research management solutions for the alternative and institutional investment industries, is partnering with Allocator to provide clients streamlined and standardised access to fund information.
With Allocator, data is gathered from more than 3,700 funds and standardised so investors have a defined process to access real time information in a relevant format.
Through this partnership, Ledgex clients can directly pipe Allocator’s data, collected directly from hedge fund and private equity fund managers, into the Ledgex platform. The value of Allocator’s data is magnified by the powerful research management and portfolio management capabilities of the
- 14/06/2017
- 14/06/2017
Euroclear is partnering with Quantessence, a UK-based financial technology company delivering an open architecture platform that manages the running of predefined asset allocation algorithms. The first application on the platform will offer a service for iCPPI products.
iCPPI is a risk management strategy that runs pre-agreed asset allocation algorithms to provide capital protection to an individual’s fund portfolio.
The service will connect distributors, asset managers and hedge providers (investment banks and re-insurers) on the Euroclear Quantessence platform to automate the running of these algorithms.
By combining Quantessence’s market expertise and Euroclear’s strength of running and managing market infrastructure solutions, this
- 14/06/2017
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.34 per cent in May, outperforming the 0.24 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index family is a joint offering between Wilshire Funds Management, the global investment management business unit of Wilshire Associates Incorporated, and Wilshire Analytics, creator of the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index SM.
“Long-biased strategies outperformed in May, benefitting from strong global equity markets, with notable performance from the Information Technology, Utilities, and Consumer Staples sectors. Growth-oriented
- 14/06/2017
BNY Mellon has appointed Peter Salvage (pictured) to the newly-created role of Global Head, Hedge Fund Services. He will report to Chandresh Iyer, Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon’s Global Alternative Investment Services and Structured Products business.
“Peter brings extensive experience in hedge fund middle and back office services, innovation and technology,” says Iyer. “His deep knowledge and track record of results delivering business expansion strategies in the space, and his strong emphasis on understanding hedge fund client needs and innovation, will be critical for BNY Mellon in serving our expanding client base of hedge, credit and hybrid private equity
- 14/06/2017
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 0.26 per cent in May, marking the seventh consecutive month of positive returns for the industry. Overall, hedge funds have recorded just three months of losses since the start of 2016.
Multi-strategy hedge funds posted the highest returns of any leading strategy, at 1.40 per cent, while relative value funds were the only leading strategy to see losses, recording -0.38 per cent for the month. Despite falling slightly, 12-month returns for the industry are at 10.33 per cent, surpassing the expectations for hedge fund performance that investors gave Preqin at the start of
- 14/06/2017
Dash Financial Technologies has appointed Robert Boylan (pictured), as Managing Director, Business Development. In this role he will be responsible for further building the firm’s business among both its buy and sell side client bases.
Boylan brings over 25 years’ experience in the capital markets. He joins from Goldman Sachs, where he most recently led the firm’s Electronic Trading hedge fund sales team following several years leading the Broker Dealer & International Electronic Institutional sales group. Prior to that Boylan spent five years at Credit Suisse, working first in its commission management sales group and later co-heading its Advanced Execution
- 14/06/2017
Hedge funds posted their fifth consecutive month of gains this year, up 0.31 per cent during the month of May, according to the latest Index Flash Update from EurekaHedge. On a year-to-date basis, managers gained 3.25 per cent while underlying markets are up 7.45 per cent.
Meanwhile, underlying markets as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local) were up 1.09 per cent over the same period. Equity markets performed well this month with strength led by developed markets. Encouraging macroeconomic data from Europe and Japan buoyed economic recovery sentiments with growth in manufacturing activity adding to much optimism. On
- 14/06/2017
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2017 measured -0.13 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.24 per cent in June.
“SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for June 2017 rose 1.24 per cent, a strong improvement in net flows from the -0.07 per cent reported a year ago for June 2016,” says Bill Stone (pictured), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. “This very favourable result reflects a marked increase in capital inflows, as well as better asset retention. If this increased rate of capital
- 14/06/2017
The Open Protocol (OP) Insurance Working Group has published the final version of the Open Protocol Template and Manual for Insurance Funds, following a public consultation launched in November 2016.
The OP Template for Insurance Funds will facilitate better risk disclosure about insurance risk exposures. It captures data on the most important areas of insurance risk and facilitates aggregation and comprehensive monitoring of these risk exposures. Because of the uncorrelated nature of most insurance risks, the Insurance Template adds another dimension of risk information about a portfolio, rather than adding to existing risk data dimensions.
Tony Rettino, Founding Principal and
- 13/06/2017
Fenics Market Data, BGC’s Market Data division, has agreed to a distribution partnership with OTC energy brokerage Amerex Brokers (Amerex), whereby Fenics Market Data will provide Amerex energy-focused market data products to its customer base.
The Amerex market data service offers comprehensive daily indicative price reports covering the North American gas, power, and environmental markets. Amerex Brokers LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG), a leading inter-dealer broker specialising in over-the-counter derivatives products and related securities.
Fenics Market Data’s Global Head of Sales Elliott Hann (pictured), says: “Fenics is delighted to further expand our suite
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