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Common Sense Investment Management (CSIM) has launched Common Sense Solutions, a bespoke portfolio construction and fund structuring service for institutional investors. Common Sense Solutions couples 24 years of hedge fund research, investment & operational due diligence with specialised portfolio & fund construction services to offer institutional investors and family offices custom products. The process is designed to meet investors' specifications across varied strategies, geographic and sector exposures and risk-adjusted return targets. Common Sense Solutions offers a consultative approach to building portfolios that will access CSIM's Hedge Fund Strategies and Liquid Strategies businesses. This will allow investors to focus their portfolios
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD8.9 billion (0.4% of assets) in January, down from December’s outflow of USD28.1 billion (1.1% of assets), which was the largest since April 2009, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. “The hedge fund industry has not suffered two consecutive monthly outflows since mid-2012,” says Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “Hedge funds added USD57.8 billion from February 2014 through January 2015, down 24% from USD75.7 billion in the previous twelve-month span.” Hedge fund industry assets dipped to a nine-month low of USD2.43 trillion in January, according to BarclayHedge's estimate based on data from
McKay Brothers Microwave has launched a private bandwidth service between Slough and Frankfurt with latency of 4.64 milliseconds (ms) for the round trip, the lowest known.  The company is finalising more routes between the UK and Frankfurt as well as a London Metro service. “Bandwidth subscribers understand the value of access to the fastest network,” says François Tyč, Managing Director of McKay Brothers International. “McKay’s private bandwidth subscribers leverage our proven expertise in engineering, building and operating the industry’s leading microwave networks.” MBI anticipates adding the Quincy Extreme Data service to this circuit. Subscribers of the QED service will receive
OpenGamma is working with dealers and other OTC derivatives market participants to deliver an open source model to calculate the margin on bilateral derivatives trades. The solution will implement the final Standard Initial Margin Methodology (SIMM) being developed by ISDA, which will meet the requirements set by the Basel Committee and due to be implemented by December 2015. Full transparency and open access to source code for margining will for the first time empower industry participants to have an independent and verifiable calculation framework that is not controlled by any one entity. The source code used for calculation of margin
As of 1 March 2015, it has become mandatory for fund managers distributing their products in Switzerland to commission a Swiss legal representative and paying agent. Regulatory compliance is the name of the game when it comes to the service provided by UBS.  "Our offering is designed to cover the current regulatory requirements, monitor distributors,  contract with  managers as well as distributors and guide them with respect to changes in the regulatory environment of distribution", says Beat Blattner (pictured), Head Representative Services at UBS Global Asset Management. "In addition, we support managers with market intelligence of the Swiss regulatory environment and the
Dynamic Funds has expanded ts Dynamic Private Investment Pools lineup with the launch of five new investment mandates and several enhancements to existing mandates.  Dynamic Private Investment Pools now contain 14 investment solutions specifically designed for fee-based platforms and advisors licensed as portfolio managers.   "With more and more signs of a marketplace shifting toward fee-based accounts and discretionary portfolio management, we are pleased to build on our unique platform designed for advisors who operate in these channels," says Jordy Chilcott, President and CEO, Dynamic Funds. "In response to growing demand since their introduction last year, an expanded Dynamic Private
The performance of healthcare stocks is heading upwards. Right now, this is where investments are pouring in. In an article from Hedgeweek, Abbvie and Actavis, last quarter, lead the healthcare group on the top hedge funds buying list along with Energy and Technology companies. Investors are always looking for their next big investment theme. And where the market points now is healthcare, technology, and energy.  With the globalization of economies and rapid growth of each industry, crossbreed markets are emerging.  According to Richard Kimball Jr., former Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and now co-founder and CEO of HEXL,
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.7% in February. 10 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor Special Situation Index (+5.3%), the Lyxor CTA Short Term Index (+3.5%), the Lyxor Convertible Bond Arbitrage Index (+3.1%). The gradual stabilisation in oil prices, sparks of economic improvements in Eurozone and multiple evidences of central banks efforts all contributed to ease deflation fears. It triggered a broad and rapid rotation in most of the assets and sectors tied to the themes which dominated over the last few months. Recovering risk appetite supported strategies most
Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 27 new investment funds during the final quarter of 2014, resulting in a total of 137 additions during 2014. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) also show that the net asset value of all funds under management and administration in Guernsey fell by GBP42.2 billion (16.2%) during the fourth quarter to GBP218.7 billion. The significant drop in value is almost entirely due to the exit from the jurisdiction of a large non-Guernsey scheme manager. Dominic Wheatley (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, says: “The
The Isle of Man Government has launched new legislation in respect of Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle (ISPV) legislation which enhances the Island’s proposition for insurance business. This new legislation is designed specifically to facilitate Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) and similar transactions including catastrophe bonds, mortality bonds, sidecars and industry loss warranties, as well as other collateralised reinsurance structures.   John Garland, Head of Corporate Financial Services with the Isle of Man Government’s Department of Economic Development, says: ‘We have been working and consulting closely with industry and the Insurance and Pensions Authority on introducing this legislation and already have enquiries

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