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MaKro is aiming to set a new standard in global macro analysis by combining predictive analytics with quantitative political and economic risk loss data to deliver best-in-class market insight and company-specific risk probabilities and loss estimates.  “MaKro’s combination of true data analytics and business loss data is in our DNA, not just an add-on,” says Dr Michel Léonard, CEO of MaKro. “When compared to our peers in global macro or political risk analysis, it is truly transformative and there is simply no equivalent to the depth and breadth of the data and analytics we deliver to our clients.” While MaKro
All six of IndexIQ’s family of IQ Hedge Indexes recorded positive performance in March. “March saw a strong rebound in the equity markets and positive returns across our index family,” says Salvatore Bruno, Chief Investment Officer at IndexIQ. “Volatility persisted, however, as the US Treasury unexpectedly announced new regulations governing so-called ‘tax inversions’ in early April. While this is already having an impact on some cross border M&A activity, we don’t believe domestic deals will be impacted.” Designed as investable benchmarks that replicate the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge fund strategies, the IQ Hedge Indexes comprise the first family of
RP Investment Advisors (RPIA) has added a liquid alternative mutual fund to its offering lineup, RP Strategic Income Plus Fund, an actively managed, fixed income fund that seeks to generate stable, risk-adjusted returns and preserve capital in all interest-rate environments.  The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade corporate debt securities globally and can invest up to 25 per cent in non-investment grade securities with a focus on high-quality, BB-rated credit securities. The fund will be managed by the existing RPIA investment team, led by CIO Michael Quinn, who manage over CAD2.2 billion in assets including the flagship RP Debt
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) is to launch the Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund, a uk mid and small cap liquid alternatives fund domiciled in Ireland, on 28 April 2016.   The Fund will be registered for sale in a range of European countries and Singapore, subject to regulatory approval.   Managed by Tim Service, Fund Manager, UK Equities and Deputy Fund Manager, Luke Kerr (pictured), the investment objective of the Fund is to achieve capital appreciation by taking long and short positions in UK equities, primarily outside the FTSE 100 Index, maintaining low net exposure to underlying equity
Hedge fund and private equity firms are dominating office leasing in core areas of London among the financial services sector (excluding banks), with latest figures revealing strong demand, according to research out from Cushman & Wakefield. In the first quarter of this year, take-up of office space from non-banking financial services firms  was around 240,000 sq ft with hedge funds accounting for approximately a quarter (23 per cent) and private equity nearly a fifth (18 per cent). These figures are slightly down on overall comparisons to 2015, which was an extremely buoyant period for financial services companies according to the
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is to publish its first EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) on 29 April 2016.  ESMA is mandated to conduct stress tests of CCPs under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The stress test assesses the resilience and safety of the European CCP sector and aims to identify possible vulnerabilities.   Steven Maijoor (pictured), ESMA Chair, says: “CCPs offer significant benefits to the market and play a key role in making derivatives markets safer. CCPs are also highly interconnected – both with financial institutions and markets – and the increasing volumes
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in the UK has been mandated by Linear Investment Limited (Linear), a full-service mini-prime broker servicing international asset managers and hedge funds, to provide its Global Broker-Dealer Services (GBDS) outsourcing solution. SGSS’ outsourcing platform encompasses a fully integrated set of modular services from execution, liquidity support, middle and back office processes, to core securities processing and asset servicing. SGSS developed this solution in response to increasing market demand from institutional brokers, mid-tier banks and mid-tier broker-dealers who want to concentrate on their key business and lower their production costs by outsourcing their non-core activities.  
On 31 December, 2016 the Financial Industry will go live with PRIIPs regulation. The regulation will introduce the Key Investor Document (KID), a maximum three-page document, written in plain language that must be shared with all retail investors before they enter into a contractual agreement on any Packaged Financial and Insurance based product. Of course, such documents are not new to the UCITS Fund Industry. Back in 2011, a similar document – the Key Investor Information Document (‘KIID’) – was introduced under UCITS IV. The European Commission has duly taken this into account and has granted five-year grandfathering period for
Aurum Fund Management has launched the Aurum Dynamic Strategies Fund, a multi-manager, multi-strategy, alternative UCITS fund.  Kevin Gundle, CEO of Aurum Research Limited, Aurum’s UK subsidiary, says: “Aurum’s proximity to the hedge fund industry gives it a unique vantage point from which to evaluate and access the most interesting alternative UCITS launches: those that are coming from hedge fund managers.”     The firm writes that in an environment where European investors face negative interest rates and there is widespread concern about volatility in equity markets, the Aurum Dynamic Strategies Fund seeks to provide investors with lower correlation, lower volatility
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) plans to start overnight dissemination of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) on 15 April.  Values for the VIX Index are expected to be published every 15 seconds, beginning at 2:15 am CT, during CBOE's extended trading hours session for VIX and S&P 500 Index (SPX) options, which run from 2:00 a.m. to 8:15 am CT, Monday through Friday.     The VIX Index is calculated using real-time prices of SPX options, which historically traded only during regular US trading hours. CBOE added a 6-hour and 15-minute overnight SPX trading session in March 2015.

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