Tikehau IM, Tikehau Group’s regulated, credit-orientated investment management subsidiary, has launched a pan-European leveraged loan fund – the FCT Tikehau Corporate Leveraged Loan Fund. Launched in early November, the fund’s objective is to invest in senior secured loans made primarily
Austrian managed futures firm, Superfund, has announced the closure of its Singapore office as the firm looks to consolidate its Asia presence.
For many buy-side institutions, the focus of the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive has been primarily in a single area.
Deutsche Bank has seen a surge in its custodial services across Asia in 2010.
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by GBP8.7 billion (3.3%) during the first quarter of the year. New figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that the first quarter growth follows a drop of just
Copia Capital, a Chicago-based investment adviser, has completed the transition of operational responsibilities away from FrontPoint Partners, launching the firm with USD520m in assets under management. FrontPoint is an asset management firm specialising in absolute return strategies. Since 2002,
The AlphaShares Chinese Volatility Index slipped 9.07 per cent in June to finish the second quarter at 27.61, after starting the year at 24.22. By comparison, the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index climbed an additional 7.70 per cent to 34.54,
A delegation of Guernsey practitioners is heading across the Atlantic to promote the Island as a major centre for investment funds business. Peter Niven (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, is
Salus Alpha’s latest product, Salus Alpha RN Special Situations, is registered for public distribution in Germany. Since the launch on 22 March the fund raised USD25m from new investors. The fund was up 3.14 per cent after its first month
Last week the SEC officially changed its position, voting to adopt new rules concerning public pension funds’ pay-to-play practices. Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA, Managing Member,
 Agecroft Partners, LLC, examines the impact of the new rules. The new rules permit managers
