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All six of Market Vectors Index Solutions family of investible long/short equity indices recorded positive returns in May.
Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and redemption restrictions.
The Market Vectors Global Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 1.47 per cent for the month, followed by the Market Vectors Western Europe Long/Short Equity Index(1.36%), the Market Vectors North America Long/Short Equity Index (0.93%), the Market Vectors Global Event Long/Short Equity Index (0.68%) and the Market Vectors Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity Index
- 03/06/2015
AcadiaSoft has launched MarginSphere 2, the latest version of its industry-leading electronic margining platform for OTC derivatives.
MarginSphere 2 is specifically designed to address new regulations for non-centrally-cleared derivatives that will take effect next year. MarginSphere 2 will enable more than 200 buy-side and sell-side firms that comprise the AcadiaSoft community to efficiently comply with 2016 regulatory requirements, including mandatory exchange of bi-lateral initial margin, automated processing of segregated collateral assets, verified management of collateral disputes, and unbundling of collateral movements into currency specific silos.
The new regulations, promulgated by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the
- 03/06/2015
David Shine, Partner – Corporate Department at international law firm Paul Hastings, comments on the news that US bound M&A deal activity in May surpassed the previous monthly record set in 2007…
The aggregate dollar amounts are huge and are records, but let’s not forget that the stock markets are also way beyond the highs of earlier M&A booms. So, because most public companies are way more expensive than they have ever been, I think that the focus on dollar size is a bit unexciting.
If, instead, we look at deal frequency, I think we’d find that it is
- 03/06/2015
- 03/06/2015
Custom House Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, is to release significant enhancements to its Gateway technology platform over the next few months.
Gateway is the company’s web based portal that connects fund servicing with solutions across the middle and back office, designed specifically for US alternative investment managers.
Among the new features will be the ability to extract flash reports of information already on the platform, deliverable for specific timeframes; expanded reporting features including the capability to produce graphs with pricing information; the ability to overlay third-party data to provide a more
- 03/06/2015
CBOE Holdings is to acquire the market data services and trading analytics platforms of Livevol, a provider of equity and index options technology and market data services to professional and retail traders.
The acquisition, which has been approved by the board of directors of both CBOE Holdings, Inc. and Livevol, is expected to close by 30 June, 2015. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
According to the agreement, CBOE Holdings will acquire the Livevol Core, Livevol Pro and Livevol X trading analytics platforms, as well as Livevol Enterprise and other market data solutions products. Livevol
- 03/06/2015
Elian, a provider of corporate services, fund services, private wealth and capital services, has extended its international footprint with the opening of an office in New York.
The New York office will support Elian’s fast-growing and comprehensive range of corporate services, including corporate structuring, structured finance and asset finance. The office will also support Elian’s broad range of administration services to private equity, real estate and hedge fund managers.
The office will be led by managing director John Wallace (pictured), who has over 25 years' international financial markets experience. Wallace has held a number of senior positions in New
- 03/06/2015
- 03/06/2015
Average daily volume in VIX futures in May on the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) totalled 174,923 contracts, an increase of 9 per cent from April 2015 and 22 per cent from May 2014.
Total volume in VIX futures for May was 3.5 million contracts, an increase of 3 per cent from the previous month and 16 percent from a year ago.
Exchange-wide ADV at CFE was 174,972 contracts in May, an increase of 9 per cent from April 2015 and 21 per cent from May 2014. Exchange-wide total volume during the month meanwhile, was 3.5 million contracts, an
- 03/06/2015
HedgeCoVest, the first real-time hedge fund replication platform, offering advisors and retail investors real-time replication of hedge fund strategies directly into their brokerage accounts has formally launched following four years of R&D and beta testing.
HedgeCoVest offers . HedgeCoVest, which has over 1,500 beta users, combines the unique liquidity, security and transparency advantages of a separately managed account with the long/short investment strategies of hedge funds to satisfy investors’ demands for a better way to invest in alternatives.
“The traditional limited partnership investing model is being disrupted,” says Evan Rapoport, CEO of HedgeCoVest. “Until now, only ultra-high net worth investors
- 02/06/2015
- 02/06/2015
Northern Trust has established a registered investment advisor subsidiary, 50 South Capital Advisors, which will provide investors with customised solutions through its access to private equity and hedge fund managers in the small- and mid-market segments.
Led by Managing Director Robert P Morgan, a 25-year veteran of financial services and private equity, along with a dedicated team of highly experienced investment professionals, 50 South Capital builds on Northern Trust’s history of developing multi-manager strategies for investors. The new company, with $4.3 billion in assets*, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation, and its clients will benefit from increased
- 02/06/2015
Vertex One Asset Management, manager of over CAD2.1 billion in assets through six investment funds in Canada, including one of the country’s largest hedge funds – the Vertex Fund – has seen significant growth due in part to the firm’s adoption of Linedata Global Hedge.
Vertex uses Global Hedge platform for real-time P&L, valuation, trading, reporting and compliance.
“I see Linedata’s distinguishing feature as being the team behind the technology,” says Rob Binnington Manager of Operations and Marketing at Vertex One. “They strive to form partnerships and display a dedication to providing a customised solution. Generally, everyone has capable technology
- 02/06/2015
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