Investors predict an estimated net inflow of USD140 billion in 2012 according to the latest Alternative Investment Survey (AIS) conducted by Deutsche Bank, which, if true, will push industry AUM to an all-time high of USD2.26trillion. Barry Bausano, Co-Head of
Natixis’ EuroTitres department is the first client to use the new hedge fund services available on Euroclear Bank’s FundSettle platform. An extension of its established portfolio of services for investment funds, FundSettle now provides automated cross-border order routing, settlement,
BlackRock has reported second quarter 2009 net income of USD218m, or USD1.59 per diluted common share.
Don’t rule out a UK rate rise in 2014, says Thant Han, portfolio manager at US-based Standish, a BNY Mellon company. Meanwhile, a mid-2015 interest-rate hike looks more likely for the US as ‘tapering’ remains on track… We believe the
BGC Partners, a global intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, has completed its first fully electronic UK Sterling Interest Rate Swap (IRS) trade using BGC’s award-winning Volume Match tool on the BGC Trader platform. Volume Match is integrated into BGC’s
Independent global fund administration busines Apex Fund Services, has opened a Cayman Islands office. The opening of the Cayman Islands office is part of Apex’s strategy of giving fund managers access to all of the world’s financial centers and providing
Managed futures managers were hit in June by the lack of a clear trend as intra-month volatility spikes resumed across a number of asset classes, according to a report from Lipper Tass.
International derivatives exchange Eurex’s Euro-BTP Futures product suite had a very successful start into 2011. The futures are based on notional long and short-term debt instruments issued by the Republic of Italy (Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali, or BTP). The average
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, the investment advisor to Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, has launched the Wells Fargo Advantage Absolute Return Fund (WARAX), which invests substantially all of its assets in a master fund that is managed by respected institutional
Man Investments has made a USD50m long-term investment in 5:15 Capital Management’s flagship product through its hedge fund ventures programme.
