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Investment management firm Aristotle has launched Aristotle Atlantic Partners, a New York City-based investment management firm focused on large cap growth and large cap core domestic equity strategies. The team at Aristotle Atlantic was formerly at Deutsche Asset Management and will be led by Joseph Benevento and Owen Fitzpatrick, supported by five equity research analysts.   Benevento, previously chief investment officer of the Americas at Deutsche Asset Management, where he oversaw equity, fixed income, multi-asset, currency and commodity strategies, joins Aristotle Atlantic as chief investment officer. He was a member of the Deutsche Asset Management, Americas asset management executive committee
Increased protection against growing cybersecurity threats will be a top driver impact private equity firms’ IT spend in the next 12 months, according to a survey by Eze Castle Integration. The 2016 Private Equity CTO Survey, conducted in partnership with IDG Research, polled 101 senior-level executives.   It found other top drivers of IT spend are a desire to improve the investor/client experience, and the goal of improving efficiencies by refreshing outdated or legacy technology.   Cloud computing was identified by nearly 90 per cent of respondents as a planned investment area, with respondents preferring private cloud solutions over
Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance services to financial and professional services firms, has appointed Richard Hudson as vice president of its cybersecurity and data protection consulting services. Hudson (pictured) joins from Mizuho Bank where he was the Information Security Officer for 17 years and managed the information security program for all offices in North and South America.   He has over 25 years of experience working in an information security role as well as ensuring cybersecurity programmes comply with regulatory requirements.   At Cordium, Hudson will be assisting clients in assessing cybersecurity risks and providing ongoing guidance
LiquidityBook has integrated FactSet’s real-time global exchange, reference and benchmark data within both the Buy-Side LBX and Sell-Side LBX POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platforms. The data can be leveraged globally across all asset classes supported by LiquidityBook – equities, options, futures, fixed income and FX.   With the integration, clients are able to access intraday holdings and trade files in LBX and perform detailed analyses with FactSet’s real-time portfolio analytics and optimisation tools. The combined offering is currently being leveraged by several clients, including Crow Point Partners, which recently implemented the LBX platform across its front-, middle- and back-office
Garda Capital Partners, an alternative investment manager focused on fixed income relative value trading strategies, has appointed Gary Cameron as portfolio manager. He will lead an expanded US trading team with the creation and staffing of a New York-based office. Garda expects its New York office to open early in 2017.   Cameron comes to Garda having previously held various leadership positions over 18 years at JP Morgan in both New York and London, including recent roles as global head of USD swaps and head of USD rates trading for Europe, Middle East and Asia. Prior to JP Morgan, Cameron started his
World political and economic events could push the level of market volatility higher in 2017, with institutional investors turning to active management and alternative assets to manage risk and boost returns as a result, according to a study by Natixis Global Asset Management. Natixis surveyed decision makers at 500 institutional investment firms around the world on their market outlook and asset allocation plans for 2017 and beyond. Volatility topped the list of concerns for 2017, with 65 per cent pointing to geopolitical events, 38 per cent citing the US elections, and 37 per cent noting the potential for changing interest
Rational Funds, a family of funds rooted in the investment philosophy of applying a rational approach to investing, has converted its first hedge fund to a mutual fund product. The Rational Dynamic Momentum Fund (RDMIX), which was converted from Chesapeake Capital Corporation’s flagship hedge fund, offers investors a managed futures strategy with a track record dating back to 1994.   The strategy of RDMIX is based on capital appreciation uncorrelated to global equity markets by investing in long and short positions on futures contracts, forward contracts and options on futures contracts. Investments are made across a globally diversified universe of
Societe Generale Prime Services has made three changes to its flagship SG CTA Index for 2017 – one new constituent and two strategy rotations – following its annual CTA indices review. Tom Wrobel, director of alternative investments consulting at Societe Generale Prime Services, says: “We welcome GSA Capital Partners to both the SG CTA Index and SG Trend Index, whilst Graham Capital Management and MAN Investments have both substituted constituent programs, reflecting changes in the evolving CTA asset landscape. Whilst the turnover in index constituents is low, the industry is growing, and the asset cut-off for inclusion in all index
Even as US equity markets soar, pay levels in the asset management industry are on the decline in 2016, marking the second consecutive year of reduced compensation for professionals at traditional asset management firms and the third for hedge funds. The 2016 edition of the Asset Management Compensation Report, published annually by Greenwich Associates and Johnson Associates, shows that even with major investment indices hitting record highs, pressure on asset management profit margins is driving reductions in pay.   For traditional managers, the rising popularity of passive investment strategies has put their own active management fees in the spotlight for
Independent fund and corporate service provider Crestbridge has appointed Elliot Refson as a director in its Jersey office as it continues to focus on evolving its management company (ManCo) solutions. A specialist in alternative funds, Refson will join the existing team to develop and promote Crestbridge’s onshore and offshore ManCo services to the global asset management community.   Last year, Crestbridge became one of the first firms in Jersey to be granted a licence by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) to offer a ManCo platform. It was also one of the first to establish a third party ManCo in

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