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Natixis Global Asset Management has strengthened its European SICAV range with the launch of a managed futures fund from one of its affiliates focused on alternatives, AlphaSimplex Group.
AlphaSimplex’s Managed Futures Fund will invest in futures and forward contracts across a broad range of markets including equities, fixed income and currencies and aims to profit from current trends in the markets, taking long positions in assets in a rising price trend and short positions in those that are in a falling price trend. The fund also has indirect exposure to commodity markets.
The new fund will be quantitatively driven
- 21/10/2016
HFR reports that total hedge fund industry capital rose to a record level in 3Q16, as performance gains offset continued asset outflows which were concentrated in many of the industry’s largest and most well-established managers.
Hedge fund assets rose to USD2.972 trillion, an increase of USD73.5 billion from the prior quarter. The 3Q16 hedge fund asset level eclipses the previous record of USD2.969 trillion set in 2Q15. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained +2.9 per cent in 3Q, concluding the quarter with its seventh consecutive monthly gain, and bringing YTD performance to +4.2 per cent.
HFR reports that
- 20/10/2016
Preqin’s latest hedge fund report finds that although hedge funds are under sustained investor scrutiny, the third quarter of 2016 saw continued improvement in the performance of the asset class, marking seven consecutive months of positive returns for the industry.
The firm writes that this is the longest stretch of positive monthly returns since the second half of 2012. Fees and performance remain at the top of the list of investors’ concerns for the industry in 2016 according to Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2016, yet this solid run of positive returns may assuage some of these concerns.
Preqin says
- 20/10/2016
Caledonia (Private) Investments, an independent global long/short equity investment manager, has appointed David Scully, former partner and chief marketing officer of Coatue Management, as vice chairman, US.
In this new role, he will be based in New York and will serve as an advisor on business strategy, as well as oversee the creation of a business development and client service team to serve the firm’s institutional investors.
Michael Messara, senior portfolio manager, will become co-chief investment officer with Will Vicars, who has led the investment team for the past five years and spearheaded the firm’s long/short strategy since its
- 20/10/2016
- 20/10/2016
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has opened consultations on plans to introduce new sector classifications of listed companies.
The existing separate models of sector classification on the regulated and alternative markets will be replaced by a three-tier classification of shares and bonds issuers.
The modification of the company sector classification aims to lead to better mapping of the companies’ business segments and identification of new, previously omitted sectors such as consumer goods, electronic games and biotechnology. The modified sector classifications will be accompanied by changes to sector indices. The new key sector indices will track the share price of
- 20/10/2016
ETX Capital has launched the US Election News Sentiment Index, a tool that displays the quantity and tonality of media coverage towards the presidential elections.
Harnessing the power of big data using technological advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP), the index draws on the same capabilities exploited by their other online news sentiment tools, which offers their traders insight into how the global investment community is feeling towards their favourite tradable assets.
News sentiment has been widely integrated in to professional trading rooms over the past five years although it is still a relatively new adoption for online brokers
- 20/10/2016
TradingScreen, a provider of liquidity, trading and investment technology via SaaS, has launched TradeSmart 2016, which will be showcased at the FIA Chicago Futures and Options Expo.
“TradeSmart 2016 offers the buy-side numerous enhancements with its improved user interface and flexible workflows at every point in the trading process,” says Quentin Limouzi (pictured), chief revenue officer, TradingScreen.
“Over the past 17 years we have worked closely with our customers to provide the most intuitive and productive user experience. This new release was directly inspired by customer feedback, which enabled us to enhance usability and efficiencies when trading and monitoring single
- 20/10/2016
- 20/10/2016
Eurex, Europe's largest derivatives exchange, is offer total return futures on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index from 2 December.
The new futures complement the Eurex suite of equity index derivatives and support the market in complying with new financial market legislation.
Under the Basel III capital standards banks already face increased capital requirements when entering over-the-counter (OTC) transactions. From next year on, there will be additional standards.
"The product is launched ahead of the bilateral margin rules on non-cleared swaps which are likely to be introduced in Europe in early 2017,” says Mehtap Dinc (pictured), global head of
- 20/10/2016
Operational due diligence (ODD) is an integral part of winning institutional investment allocations. Being aware of the current focus areas and what is on the horizon is key to preparing your organisation.
On 14 September, Michael Merrigan from Shadmoor Advisors sat down with Frank Napolitani, Director at EisnerAmper, to discuss what managers can expect when undergoing operational due diligence. He discussed best and worst practices, the popularity of mock SEC exams, what to expect from an onsite ODD visit, the perceived increased risk of allocating to an emerging manager and how fund managers should address this.
Some of the key
- 20/10/2016
Hedge fund managers are innovating and increasing their investment in technology to create new competitive advantages and to address regulatory and operational issues, according to a new study.
Transformative Change: How innovation and technology are shaping an industry, by KPMG International, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and Managed Funds Association (MFA), reveals that an overwhelming percentage of hedge fund managers, 90 per cent, say they are investing in technology today to improve controls and compliance, with an almost equal number, 88 per cent, identifying efficiency objectives as a top reason.
The survey polled more than 100 global hedge
- 20/10/2016
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