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Argon Capital Management, a commodity multi-strategy alternative asset management firm founded in 2015, has appointed Jeffrey Halpern as Partner and Chief Risk Officer, and John Curran, Andrew Suckling and Pasha Bahadori as Partners and Senior Portfolio Managers.
They will be joined by newly appointed Portfolio Managers Hugo Picca, Glen Eisenberg and Andrew Greenberg.
With on average 20 years of experience across multiple market cycles at leading alternative investment firms, the new appointments reflect Argon’s culture of commitment to the highest standards of human capital and business practices. The highly experienced team is designed to achieve Argon’s goal of providing
- 22/03/2016
IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI) has been named “Best 40 Act Liquid Alternatives Fund” for 2016 by the readership of Hedgeweek.
QAI, the oldest and largest liquid alternatives ETF, will mark its seventh anniversary in the marketplace on 25 March.
The announcement was made at the Hedgeweek Global Awards ceremony in London on 26 February. The shortlist of top performers was produced by Prequin, a leading source of data and intelligence for the alternative asset industry, and the final winners were voted on by Hedgeweek readers.
“At its launch, QAI created a whole new category of ETFs, giving
- 22/03/2016
iCapital Network, a financial technology platform that provides the high-net-worth market with access to alternative investments, has acquired Credit Suisse’s HedgeFocus business.
The HedgeFocus portfolio contains more than 20 hedge fund access vehicles representing approximately USD1.8 billion in assets in a combination of event driven, multi-strategy, directional, relative value and tactical strategies run by well-established managers. With the transfer of assets, iCapital will be responsible for the ongoing administration and servicing of the investments for all existing investors as well as marketing, administration and servicing for new investors subscribing through iCapital.
“This acquisition is a natural extension of our business
- 22/03/2016
By Meghan McAlpine – Given the uptick in new funds being raised, competition for investors’ capital has increased significantly. Investors are being more thorough in the diligence process and almost always requesting more information than what’s presented in a standard DDQ. In order to compete for this capital, fund managers are providing a substantial amount of information to investors.
The industry as a whole is seeing an increase in transparency, which has been insisted upon by investors over the past several years. Performance, while a very important factor, is only part of the criteria that investors are considering when determining whether or not to
- 21/03/2016
Neuberger Berman has signed a partnership agreement with Italian private bank Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking SpA. This partnership brings Neuberger Berman’s UCITS fund range to the Fideuram and Sanpaolo Invest networks.
Neuberger Berman’s comprehensive fund range will be made available to more than 5000 Fideuram and Sanpaolo Invest private bankers and consists of Ireland-domiciled funds investing in equities, fixed income and liquid alternative strategies.
“This is a key milestone in our strategy in Italy which is a very important market for us,” says Dik van Lomwel (pictured), Head of EMEA and LatAm at Neuberger Berman. He adds,
- 21/03/2016
Eurex has introduced Euro STOXX 50 quanto futures as of 21 March 2016. The USD-denominated product allows investors to participate in the performance of the index without being subject to currency fluctuations between Euro and US dollar.
The new quanto futures will finally settle into the same level as the Euro STOXX 50 futures, which are the most liquid derivatives instruments in Europe, but with fees and margins being paid in US dollars. Currently, quanto risks coming from US dollar denominated structured products are primarily hedged by banks via OTC forwards.
“With the new quanto futures, Eurex will offer an
- 21/03/2016
Regulation continues to weigh heavy on the shoulders of global fund managers. When asked the question, "What worries you most about your portfolio in 2016?" some 30 per cent of attendees said increased regulatory pressure, with 17 per cent citing higher jumps in volatility.
With more regulation coming down the pipeline, most notably the pervasive second iteration of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, MiFID II, due to be transposed across Europe in January 2018, the need to update and improve operational systems and procedures will continue at pace to cope with increased transparency demands.
Indeed, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (`AIFMD')
- 21/03/2016
- 21/03/2016
All investors are keen to hear where the next market opportunity lies or why a particular investment strategy is well suited to the prevailing economic wind, and this was no exception at the Amsterdam Investor Forum. During his opening address, Gildas Le Treut (pictured) asked the audience to vote on the following question: What alternative investment strategies do you see best performing in 2016?
The results were as follows:
• CTA ~ 32 per cent (even though this was the least performing strategy in 2015, returning -0.49 per cent);
• Multi-Strategy ~ 17 per cent (+4.14 per cent returns in 2015);
•
- 21/03/2016
- 21/03/2016
For hedge fund investors, trying to enhance portfolios in the current low yield environment is a challenge. As such, strategy selection and risk management are key tools to provide end investors with diversified returns that both compliment their long-only allocations to traditional assets, and protect against whipsawing markets.
This topic was discussed in detail in a panel session moderated by Lukas Daalder, Executive Director, CIO Investment Solutions, Robeco, entitled "Enhancing portfolios in a low yield environment".
Daalder asked the audience to vote on how long low yields will last. Only 11 per cent of the audience felt it would be
- 21/03/2016
Peter Agrimson has assumed an expanded role as co-portfolio manager for the Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (NYSE: JMM), effective 18 March, 2016.
Agrimson joins existing portfolio managers Jason O’Brien, Chris Neuharth and John Fruit. As a member of Nuveen Asset Management’s Securitized Debt team, Agrimson has been responsible for trading mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities in JMM.
The objective of the fund is to provide high monthly income consistent with prudent risk to capital with exposure across multiple fixed income markets. The fund invests primarily in debt securities, including, but not limited to, US agency and privately
- 21/03/2016
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