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With cyber risks increasing year-on-year, and regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (`SEC') taking an increasingly prominent role in assessing the preparedness of broker-dealers and registered investment advisors, establishing cybersecurity best practices is not only useful; it's a necessity.
Cybersecurity is a complex web and as such there are many areas to consider. The best place for any manager to start is to take a step back and assess the risk of their overall business environment.
"It should be woven into business process and supported by senior management. It should not be relegated as being just an IT
- 30/07/2015
State Street’s Global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) decreased to 114.6 in July, down 12.5 points from June’s revised reading of 127.1.
Confidence among North American investors decreased with the North American ICI falling 20.6 points to 122.6, down from June’s revised reading of 143.2. Meanwhile, the Asia ICI rose by 2.6 points to 89.5 while the European ICI fell 2.1 points to 100.4.
The Investor Confidence Index was developed by Kenneth Froot and Paul O’Connell at State Street Associates, State Street Global Exchange’s research and advisory services business. It measures investor confidence or risk appetite quantitatively by analysing the actual
- 30/07/2015
Quantifi, a provider of Analytics, trading and Risk Management solutions, has been selected by CQS, a global multi-strategy asset management firm to provide enhanced pricing and risk management analytics.
By leveraging Quantifi’s advanced analytics CQS has enhanced capability in terms of modelling and risk management practices. CQS was also impressed with the level and quality of support they received from senior members of Quantifi that, combined with the smooth integration of Quantifi’s analytics into their existing system, accelerated the time to market.
Quantifi’s comprehensive suite of best-of-breed analytics provide timely, accurate and independent valuation for a wide range of
- 30/07/2015
Credit Suisse has announced the results of its mid-year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey, which polled over 200 global institutional investors representing nearly USD700 billion in hedge fund investments.
This survey follows Credit Suisse's Annual Global Investor Sentiment Survey published in March 2015.
Participants were surveyed on their current strategy appetite and allocation activity. 93 per cent indicated that they plan to maintain or increase hedge fund allocations during the second half of this year. The top three preferred investment strategies by region were:
• Americas: Equity Long/Short (56 per cent), Event Driven (47 per cent) and Global Macro (38
- 30/07/2015
Total hedge fund assets decreased 1.57 per cent in June 2015, bringing the industry’s total assets under management to USD3.118 trillion, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Asset Flows report.
Investors added USD12.1 billion of new capital to the industry in June, while performance decreased AUM by an estimated USD61.9 billion.
With June’s USD12.1 billion inflow, investors added an estimated USD48.6 billion into hedge funds in Q2, the second largest quarterly inflow since Q3 2009, and USD75.0 billion in H1 2015. YTD inflows are below H1 2014 inflows of USD97.4 billion, but they are the second largest two quarter span
- 30/07/2015
Kames Capital has completed the move of its London office to The Leadenhall Building, otherwise known as the ‘Cheesegrater.’
Kames has taken 13,286 sq ft of space on the 26th floor of what is London’s latest iconic skyscraper, which is officially 122 Leadenhall Street in the City of London.
The move marks a significant statement in the development of the Edinburgh based group, as it continues expand its business both in the UK and across Continental Europe. It now operates in 13 different territories across Europe including the UK.
The new office will be home to over 40
- 29/07/2015
Kevin M Cronin (pictured), a law enforcement agent and former Homeland Security professional, has joined the Mackinac Partners as Managing Director in the Business Intelligence and Corporate Security Practice.
Cronin, who has considerable investigative experience working with government agencies such as the FBI and DEA on both domestic and cross border operations, has also served as a Police Sergeant, an undercover agent, President of private security consulting firm Executive Security and Protection Inc., as well as a Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security.
Cronin brings more than 23 years of investigative, intelligence and security experience to Mackinac
- 29/07/2015
Funds under management (FUM) at Man GLG jumped 8 per cent to USD78.8 billion for the six-month period ended 30 June 2015 (31 December 2014: USD72.9 billion), according to the firm’s latest interim management statement.
Gross sales meanwhile totalled USD10.5 billion (H1 2014: USD12.4 billion), redemptions stood at USD13.1 billion (H1 2014: USD9.6 billion), with net outflows of USD2.6 billion (H1 2014: net inflows USD2.8 billion) and investment movement of USD3.8 billion (H1 2014: USD0.7 billion).
Manny Roman (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of Man, said:
“While the first quarter of the year saw a more stable environment in
- 29/07/2015
- 29/07/2015
Ivy Investment Management Company is launching two new income-oriented mutual funds in partnership with Apollo Credit Management that, once approved by the SEC, are scheduled to become available in October.
Both funds will include allocation sleeves that will seek to follow current Ivy Fund strategies and the Apollo Total Return Fund strategy, which is Apollo’s flagship strategy in liquid alternative credit.
• Ivy Apollo Strategic Income Fund will include sleeves intended to replicate the Ivy High Income Fund strategy and the Ivy Global Bond Fund strategy, with flexible allocations to each of those strategies of between 10 per cent
- 29/07/2015
Marinus Capital Advisors, an alternative fixed income asset manager specialising in the broad spectrum of structured products, has appointed Aaron Garvey as a senior macro trader.
Garvey was formerly a senior portfolio manager at MKP Capital Management, where he worked from 1996 to 2012 and was a partner from 2004 to 2012. Following his time at MKP, Garvey was a senior portfolio manager at Brevan Howard and at Davy Capital.
“Marinus has long married a top-down macro approach with bottom-up fundamental work in structured credit assets,” says Najib Canaan (pictured), Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner at Marinus. Garvey
- 29/07/2015
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