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Silver Creek Capital Management, an alternative investment boutique focusing on private credit, hedge fund and real asset strategies, has announced that Twin Creeks Timber has completed the acquisition of its initial portfolio of 260,000 acres of Southern US timberland located in five states sourced from Weyerhaeuser Company and valued at approximately USD560 million.
Silver Creek also announced that Maine Public Employees Retirement System has committed the final USD150 million necessary to complete institutional funding for Twin Creeks. Other lead institutional investors in Twin Creeks include the Washington State Investment Board, the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, and the Alaska Permanent
- 05/04/2016
TFG Financial Systems, a provider of real time risk and portfolio management systems, has said it is seeing increased adoption of the straight through processing (STP) workflow module of its core portfolio and risk management system, TFG Complete.
TFG confirmed this has come about as a consequence of increased scrutiny by investors of operational risks within hedge funds, including the middle and back office.
In the past six months TFG has added five prime brokers and two fund administrators to its already comprehensive service provider coverage, reflecting demand from end clients for a more integrated and automated STP solution. This
- 05/04/2016
The latest in a series of white papers from SuMi TRUST covers the topical subject of cyber-security and what fund managers need to know. The thought leadership piece is based on presentations and contributions to the discussion from a webinar attended by Gerard Joyce, co-founder of CalQRisk; Kurt Baumgarten, Head of Information Security at Linedata; John Rogers, a Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton; Marshall Terry, a Managing Director, the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Compliance Officer of Rotation Capital Management, LP.
Cyber-Security and what fund managers need to know
For fund managers, cyber-security has emerged as a large
- 05/04/2016
CME Group has appointed Paul Houston as Executive Director, Global Head of FX.
Reporting to Sean Tully, Senior Managing Director, Financial and OTC Products, CME Group, Houston will be responsible for leading the development, execution and management of the exchange's FX business globally. He will be based in London.
Houston joins CME Group from Deutsche Bank in London where he was Head of FX & Fixed Income Prime Brokerage and Listed Derivatives Client Solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. In that role, he delivered a range of FX, OTC rates and credit clearing, listed derivatives clearing and execution products
- 04/04/2016
The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF), a global network of sovereign wealth funds, and the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the standard-setting body for the hedge fund industry, have established a Mutual Observer relationship.
The IFSWF is a global network of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) established in 2009 to enhance collaboration, promote a deeper understanding of SWF activity and raise the industry standard for best practice and governance. Its 31 member funds collectively have about USD 5.5 trillion under management, representing 80% of assets managed by sovereign funds globally.
The HFSB was established in 2008 and is
- 04/04/2016
Edison, the international equity research firm, has appointed Robert Murphy as its new Head of Investment Trusts as part of the division’s ongoing expansion.
Murphy joins the London office as head of investment trusts in the UK. Formerly a managing director of equity research at HSBC London, he led the coverage of the major global investment banks and worked on numerous strategic projects for Group and Global Banking & Markets.
A chartered financial analyst, Murphy has more than 25 years’ experience as a fund manager and equities analyst. Before HSBC, he was global financials analyst at Gladstone Partners, covering
- 04/04/2016
"We at KPMG believe that there are three disruptive forces at play: Investor divergence, technology and regulation," announced Anthony Cowell (pictured), Partner at KPMG and Editorial Chair at this year's Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS) 2016 organised by DART.
How managers harness those forces by adapting their business models, and pushing the boundaries of innovation, will dictate the winners and losers. This formed the backdrop to CAIS 2016, attended by over 500 of the alternative fund industry's leading practitioners.
The world is evolving at a rapid pace. There are now 6.8 billion people on the planet, and a staggering
- 04/04/2016
Investec Aviation Finance has closed its second managed aircraft debt fund for European insurers, cementing its position as a leader in secured aviation debt for institutional investors, The firm is on course to achieve USD1 billion of managed debt funds by year end.
Investec Aviation Finance, a unit of Investec Bank Plc, closed its first fund, the Aquila Debt Fund, in 2014, and now has some USD700 million across the two funds. The target yield of the new portfolio is 4 per cent to 4.5 per cent after fees, matching the return achieved for the Aquila fund since inception.
“This
- 04/04/2016
Carey Olsen's corporate practice has advised VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited (VOF) on its migration from the Cayman Islands to Guernsey and its move from AIM to the premium segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
VOF is a closed-ended fund originally launched in 2003 and is one of the largest and most successful funds investing in growth areas in the Vietnamese economy. As at 31 March 2016, the fund's net asset value was USD710.5 million.
The Carey Olsen team was led by partner Ben Morgan and included senior associate Annette Alexander and associate Claire Cooke.
- 04/04/2016
All six of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in March. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns.
The Market Vectors Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 2,96 per cent, followed by the Market Vectors North America Long/Short Equity Index (2.85 per cent), the Market Vectors Global Event Long/Short Equity Index (2.55 per cent), the Market Vectors Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity Index (2.45 per cent), the Market Vectors Global Long/Short Equity Index (2.21 per cent) and the Market
- 04/04/2016
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