FRM Capital Advisors (FCA), the hedge fund seeding division of Financial Risk Management (FRM), and Eagle River Asset Management LLC (Eagle River) have formed a strategic relationship under which FCA has made a significant investment in Eagle River’s fund. The investment
Intech Investment Management has launched its first enhanced global equity strategy. It has been seeded with funding by one of Europe’s largest pension funds. The strategy is an extension of both Intech’s global core and enhanced index strategies. As of
The decision for Société Générale to launch a dark pool trading platform, AlphaY, in April 2012 arose from a desire to access liquidity in a safe environment that the firm felt was not readily available externally. Prior to launching AlphaY,
Fitch Ratings says in a new hedge fund sector update that stronger flows to hedge fund and absolute return strategies in 2010 should increase during 2011, as institutional investors seek diversifying sources of performance and downside risk protection. In
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Statistics and anecdotal evidence from the first months of 2011 suggest that a significant upturn is underway in primary private equity fundraising, and offshore jurisdictions are set to benefit from the trend, according to Philip Millward (pictured) and Julian Ashworth,
By James Williams – With dark pools appearing a lot more in media headlines this year, understanding some of the benefits, and risks, for institutions who have yet to fully engage with them, is vital. Such has been the media
Barclays Capital and HFR Asset Management, LLC, (HFR) have announced the launch of a managed accounts relationship. The combined effort brings together HFR Group’s market leading managed account platform and client tools with Barclays Capital’s extensive distribution, structuring and fund-linked
Managed futures lost 2.06% in May according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Barclay CTA Index is up 0.19%. “An increase in margin requirements aimed at curbing speculation in silver futures was the first of
In today’s regular Supervisory Board meeting of the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX), board members unanimously approved the transfer of all shares in EEX previously held by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), totaling 22.96 percent. After meeting all of the terms
