Activist Global, a multi-strategy hedge fund of fund manager, is planning to create a new global charity foundation named Temporary Nations aimed at supporting refugees around the world. The firm has committed to invest and allocate USD494 million into the
Marcum has named Help for Children – Hedge Funds Care (HFC) as the exclusive charity beneficiary of the 2017 Marcum MicroCap Conference. A percentage of proceeds from the accounting and advisory firm’s annual investor conference will be donated to support
Risk management and RegTech firm Percentile has launched its modular RiskMine platform designed for trading institutions and investment banks. RiskMine enables risk managers to have all of their market, credit, counterparty and liquidity risks in one place, allowing them to
iCapital Network has expanded its platform to offer investment opportunities and support to accredited investors. As part of the roll-out, iCapital has enhanced the functionality of its technology platform to allow for the onboarding and servicing of accredited investors —
Help For Children, formerly Hedge Fund Care, has appointed four new members to its global board of directors – Don Steinbrugge, Jeffrey Bronheim, Lucia Arienti and Nicholas Halaby. Dean Backer, chairman of the HFC board of directors, says: “The breadth,
Axon Financial Systems, a provider of technology-enabled market data management, has launched its new brand and website, which includes an enhanced product platform offering a three-tier suite of market data management solutions. The new platform, which includes the product suites
LiquidityBook has integrated FactSet’s real-time global exchange, reference and benchmark data within both the Buy-Side LBX and Sell-Side LBX POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platforms. The data can be leveraged globally across all asset classes supported by LiquidityBook
By David Young (pictured), President, Gemini Alternative Funds – Allocations to alternative investment strategies have continued to evolve as asset owners – in particular pensions, endowments and family offices – have become more knowledgeable about, and comfortable with, these strategies.
Managed account platforms allow institutions to broaden out their hedge fund allocations and invest in emerging managers with confidence, thanks to the strong operational controls they provide. At a time when some of the larger established names have suffered performance
Linear Investments allows emerging managers to leverage its managed account platform, enabling them to utilise multiple managed accounts, and avoid having to go down the costly route of setting up a hedge fund on day one. “At this date, Linear
