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First Derivatives (FD), a provider of software and consulting services, has appointed Virginia Gambale to the Board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
A US citizen, Gambale has extensive experience as an enterprise technology buyer in capital markets, a technology venture capital partner and an independent director across diverse industry sectors.
Gambale is managing partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, which assists in the development of strategies for growth, innovation and international expansion. In this role she has helped to scale international businesses, including Piper Jaffray, Infonic AG, Knoa Software, Workbrain and IQ Financial SystePrior to forming
- 04/03/2015
Collins Capital has launched the Collins Long/Short Credit Fund (CCLIX/CLCAX), a mutual fund offering a true long/short credit strategy that dynamically adjusts exposure throughout the credit cycle.
"Traditional bond portfolios may be the most dangerous part of investors' portfolios today and there are few established alternative credit strategies available to mitigate that risk," says Dorothy Weaver, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Collins Capital. "We are six years into the credit recovery, yields are compressed, froth is building and the 'beta trade' is over. We believe the environment for a long/short approach to credit is ripe
- 04/03/2015
February average daily volume in VIX futures on the CBOE Futures Exchange was 166,547 contracts, a decrease of 23 per cent from February 2014 and a decrease of 27 per cent from January 2015.
Total volume in VIX futures for February was 3.2 million contracts, down 23 percent from a year ago and down 31 percent from the previous month.
February exchange-wide ADV was 166,660 contracts, a 23-per cent decrease from February 2014 and a 27-per cent decrease from January 2015. Exchange-wide total volume during the month was 3.2 million contracts, a 23-percent decrease from a year ago
- 04/03/2015
Independent corporate, fund and private client services provider JTC has appointed Will Cameron (pictured) in a Director role as the Head of the firm’s Fareham office
which is an operational centre for some of the Group’s client administration, accountancy and corporate secretarial services.
Cameron joined JTC in 2015 from Saltgate (UK) Limited where he worked as a Director of Client Services with responsibility for all accounting and administration deliverables. Prior to this, he was with the Capita Financial Group working in their Fund Administration division with a specific focus on the real estate sector.
In heading up the management of
- 04/03/2015
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The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry, finished up 2.63% in February.
The Event Driven strategy was the strongest performer, finishing up 4.19% in February. The Managed Futures strategy was down 1.31% in February, but remained the highest performer year-to-date, up 6.78%.
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Hedge funds assets are expected to surpass USD3 trillion by year end 2015, growing a further 7%, according to Deutsche Bank’s 13th annual Alternative Investment Survey.
Deutsche Banks’ Global Prime Finance business polled the views of 435 hedge fund investors, representing over USD1.8 trillion in hedge fund assets under management (AUM), for the survey which also reveals that institutional investment in hedge funds is set to increase, with 39% of these investors planning to increase their allocation to hedge funds in 2015.
Since 2008, assets managed by firms with more than USD5 billion AUM have grown 141%, compared to
- 04/03/2015
Average daily volume (ADV) during February for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) was 4.7 million contracts, a decrease of 22 per cent from February 2014 and a decline of 13 per cent from January 2015.
Total options and futures volume at CBOE Holdings during February was 88.5 million contracts, a decrease of 22 percent from a year ago and down 17 per cent from January 2015.
CBOE's ADV during the month was 4.2 million contracts, down 23 per cent from February 2014 and a
- 03/03/2015
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Opus Fund Services has been voted the Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator by readers of Hedgeweek, one of the hedge fund industry’s leading publications.
Hedgeweek canvassed the views of readers, to assess the best hedge fund performers and service providers. The winners are determined on a 'peer review system' whereby institutional and high net worth investors as well as managers and other industry professionals such as prime brokers, custodians and advisers elect a 'best in class'.
The award was announced at a ceremony in London’s Mayfair district. Jorge Hendrickson, Opus SVP commented “To win Best North American Hedge Fund
- 03/03/2015
Apex Fund Services has acquired Pinnacle Fund Administration. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Pinnacle operates additional offices in New York and Vancouver.
Fund managers in the US and Canada are seeking to partner with stable providers that can provide a variety of services and outsourcing solutions. Pinnacle’s existing clients will benefit immediately from the acquisition by being able to access Apex’s full range of fund administration services, as well as expand their market reach available through the Apex Global Network of 34 offices worldwide.
Apex will rapidly introduce to the US and Canadian fund services sectors, particularly to middle market
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- 03/03/2015
All six of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in February.
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 North America Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 4.26%, followed by the Market Vectors Global Long/Short Equity Index (3.47%), the Market Vectors Western Europe Long/Short Equity Index (2.96%) and the Market Vectors Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index (2.85%).
The Market Vectors Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity Index had the lowest return for
- 03/03/2015
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