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Institutional investment consultant Absolute Return Partners (ARP) has appointed Mark Moloney as senior research analyst.
He joins from fund of hedge funds Saguenay Strathmore Capital (now Titan Advisors) where he was associate director.
In his new role, he will report to Niels Jensen, chief investment officer.
During his time at Saguenay Strathmore Capital, Moloney was a lead analyst across a number of invested hedge funds and strategies. As part of his role, he undertook comprehensive qualitative and quantitative research and analysis across all asset classes and hedge fund strategies on behalf of the global research team and investment
- 05/10/2016
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has completed the EUR500 million final close of the BNP Paribas European SME Debt Fund, attracting a range of European institutional investors.
The fund finances small and medium sized enterprises in Europe through a solution combining bank lending and fund financing.
Strong demand has resulted in the fund reaching its target of EUR500 million at first close, offering institutional investors, including insurers and pension funds, access to an innovative way to diversify their credit exposure.
Included in the investors are AG2R La Mondiale, BNP Paribas Cardif, CNP Assurances, l’ERAFP, Federal Finance Gestion (on behalf
- 05/10/2016
Maples Fiduciary, a division of MaplesFS and provider of fiduciary, entity formation and management, insurance and administration services, has opened an office in London.
The London office will allow the Maples group to address market demand and capitalise on opportunities in the financial centres while strengthening its relationship with clients globally.
"With most of the top financial institutions to whom the Maples group provides services having a substantial presence in the region, the opening of a Maples Fiduciary office in London is a natural fit and enables us to further assist existing and prospective clients," says Peter Huber, MaplesFS'
- 05/10/2016
- 05/10/2016
The hype for blockchain is over and real world results must now be achieved, according to TABB Group’s latest research, “Demystifying Blockchain.”
The report details how a clearer vision and execution path for blockchain is emerging, but that the technology is only a piece of the puzzle for a next generation data solution.
“There have been dozens of conferences, tens of thousands of words written, multiple consortiums created and many experiments conducted in blockchain over the course of the last 18 months and what have we learned?” asks TABB principal and head of fintech research Terry Roche (pictured), who
- 05/10/2016
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 152.4 TWh in September 2016 which represents a more than two-fold growth compared to the previous year’s volume of 70.6 TWh.
The development was driven by strong volumes on both spot and futures segments.
Spot trading volumes in September reached 54.2 TWh, which represents an increase of 80 per cent compared to last year (30.2 TWh).
The Dutch market area TTF registered a volume close to last month’s record with 17.3 TWh, almost a two-fold growth compared to 9.5 TWh in September 2015.
- 05/10/2016
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has completed the acquisition of Rydex Fund Services, a 1940-Act mutual fund administration business, from Guggenheim Investments.
The deal complements MUFG Investor Services’ full service offering for alternative investment managers, adding regulated 1940 Act mutual fund and exchange-traded fund services expertise to its existing single manager, fund of hedge fund, private equity, real estate and infrastructure funds, pension funds and traditional asset managers offering.
The acquisition adds USD52 billion assets under administration (AuA) and brings the total AuA for MUFG Investor Services’ to USD422 billion. The
- 05/10/2016
September average daily volume (ADV) for options contracts traded on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), and futures contracts traded on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) was 5.1 million contracts, an increase of 25 per cent from August 2016 and 3 per cent from September 2015.
Index options traded at CBOE and C2 had an ADV of 1.8 million contracts, up 24 per cent from August 2016, with S&P 500 Index (SPX) options ADV of 1.1 million contracts up 26 per cent from August 2016 and CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) options ADV of 615,166 contracts up
- 05/10/2016
- 05/10/2016
Campbell & Company has appointed Joseph D Kelly as managing director of its client solutions group, responsible for Campbell’s institutional sales and consultant relations efforts.
Campbell & Company is an absolute return investment adviser specialising in systematic managed futures and equity market-neutral strategies.
“Joe is a highly strategic business development executive with a strong background and expertise in asset management,” says Michael Harris, Campbell president. “His longstanding institutional relationships will be a terrific asset to Campbell as we enter our 45th year as an alternative investment manager.”
Kelly has held leadership roles at several alternative asset management firms.
- 05/10/2016
The monthly volume on EEX’s power derivatives market amounted to 373.3 TWh in September 2016, increasing the 225.8 TWh traded in September 2015 by 65 per cent.
The core markets Germany (248.2 TWh, +68 per cent), France (46.2 TWh, +57 per cent) and Italy (51.0 TWh, +33 per cent) contributed to the total volume.
Volume in power options for Germany increased nearly three-fold to 18.6 TWh (September 2015: 6.9 TWh).
The September volumes comprised 199.0 TWh registered at EEX for clearing. Clearing and settlement of all transactions was executed by European Commodity Clearing (ECC).
On the EEX
- 04/10/2016
Global advisory and fund administration firm Maitland has appointed Martina Swart to the newly created role of group head of governance services.
Swart (pictured) joins from Orbis Investment Advisory, where she was a senior adviser to the business, covering governance matters.
Previously, Swart held the position as global head of prime service legal advisory at Barclays in New York and prior to that, she held senior legal roles at major global financial institutions, including Citigroup, Citadel Investment Group and Credit Suisse.
Swart’s 15 years of experience in investment banking and fund management, has included management of legal, risk and compliance
- 04/10/2016
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