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After a strong start to the year in January, Societe Generala Prime Services’ managed futures strategies continued to deliver positive performance across the board, with all CTA indices posting gains in February,
The SG Short-Term Traders Index posted the highest monthly return of all the indices at 3.16 per cent, whilst the more broad-based SG CTA Index is the leader year-to-date, up 7.20 per cent. February’s 2.90 per cent return sets a new monthly high watermark for the CTA Index, surpassing the previous equity high set at the beginning of 2015.
Attribution data from the SG Trend Indicator, which
- 04/03/2016
Did you know that large parts of Canada have less gravity than the rest of planet earth? Sadly, this random fact does not apply to the country’s currency over the past three years. If anything it feels like there’s more, not less gravity on the Loonie than any other G7 currency in the world. Yet, if you are opportunistic, Sanostro believes the Canadian dollar is one of the most attractive buying opportunities out there…
Take a quick look at the not so pretty fundamentals. Energy contributes about 40 per cent of Canada’s GDP. The country has the third largest oil
- 04/03/2016
- 04/03/2016
Conifer Financial Services (Conifer), a provider of fund administration, middle office, and tax services to the asset management industry, has hired industry veteran Jeff Strauss as Managing Director in its New York Business Development team.
Jack McDonald, CEO of Conifer, says: ”We are thrilled to have someone of Jeff's experience and expertise join our team. My partners and I have known Jeff for years and view him as a true leader in the Fund Services industry. Given the significant opportunities we see before us, I am highly confident that Jeff will meaningfully contribute to Conifer's success in the years ahead."
- 04/03/2016
Franklin Square Capital Partners has provided a USD260 million unitranche term loan to support the acquisition and combination of Trover Solutions and Equian by New Mountain Capital, a New York-based alternative investments firm that manages approximately USD15 billion of private equity, public equity and credit assets.
The financing was provided by FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC), FS Investment Corporation II (FSIC II) and FS Investment Corporation III (FSIC III), BDCs managed by affiliates of Franklin Square and sub-advised by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC, an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP (GSO).
The combination of Equian and Trover
- 04/03/2016
Maples Fiduciary, a division of MaplesFS and a provider of specialised fiduciary and corporate administration services, has opened an office in Hong Kong, completing the Maples group’s offering in the region.
"With the use of Hong Kong companies in the types of structures that typically rely on the Maples group for various services, the launch of our Hong Kong office is a natural extension of our offering across multiple jurisdictions," says Hugh Thompson, Global Head of Fiduciary at Maples Fiduciary. "We are continually assessing and reshaping our business to address changing market demands and look forward to providing existing and
- 04/03/2016
- 04/03/2016
Broadridge Financial Solutions has been named as "Best Risk Management Software Firm" at the Hedgeweek Global Awards 2016, which are voted on by industry participants and recognise excellence among hedge fund managers and global service providers.
The winners are determined by votes cast by Hedgeweek readers, including institutional and high-net-worth investors as well as managers and other industry professionals at fund administrators, prime brokers, custodians and advisers.
"Broadridge has a long history of providing solutions to help our clients grow and manage their business, and we are very excited to be recognised by our clients, prospects and competitors for our risk
- 04/03/2016
Sentiment overall is positive for hedge fund industry growth with investors forecasting a 3.5 per cent increase in AuM during 2016, according to the 8th Annual Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Investor Survey.
If accurate, this projection would push industry assets over USD3 trillion with an upper quartile forecast for USD3.2 trillion by year end.
Some 87 per cent of investors indicated that they would maintain or increase their hedge fund allocations in the coming year. Within that universe, insurance companies identified themselves as being most underweight hedge funds (compared to institutional peers), which could allow for further growth.
- 04/03/2016
Oaktree Capital Group, has opened an office in Sydney, Australia. Byron Beath, Managing Director, will lead investment activities in the region.
Beath joined Oaktree in 2016 to focus on investment opportunities for the Global Principal Group in Australia and New Zealand, a region in which he has extensive experience. Prior to Oaktree, Beath spent fifteen years with Macquarie Bank Limited, where he was most recently a director in the Corporate and Asset Finance division.
Matt Wilson, Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager of Oaktree’s Global Principal Group says: “Oaktree has strong relationships and a long history of investing in Australia
- 03/03/2016
- 03/03/2016
Four European trade associations representing investors, issuers and other market participants have come together for the first time to support the new framework for securitisation regulation.
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and Insurance Europe have issued a joint paper backing efforts by EU policymakers to develop a robust and successful framework for simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisation.
In line with the Commission’s flagship Capital Markets Union initiative, the associations believe that a new framework for securitisation could play a pivotal role
- 03/03/2016
Markets proved volatile across asset classes in February. The MSCI World index showed equities down over 6 per cent from their peak on 1 February through the trough on 11 February but by month-end had rallied back to almost flat.
Bonds had a positive month with the Barclays US Aggregate Bond index up 0.7 per cent. February’s volatility came partly as a result of softer economic data reinforcing investor concerns on the global growth outlook, according to Anthony Lawler (pictured), portfolio manager at GAM.
“Fears on China contagion and a broader global slowdown have manifested themselves in a number
- 03/03/2016
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