Estera played a key role in Bermuda’s thriving Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) market in 2017, and predicts another good year in 2018.
2017 marked the first time the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark has seen a full calendar year of positive monthly returns. Full-year performance of 11.41 per cent for the industry – the highest level since 2013 – has improved investor
J Stern & Co, a London and Zurich-based Private Investment Office, has launched its successful World Stars Global Equity strategy in a Luxembourg UCITS fund. The World Stars Global Equity Fund has been launched following investor demand for a more accessible
Total net assets of UCITS and AIFs increased by 1.7 per cent to EUR16,030 billion in February, according to The European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) latest Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet. Bernard Delbecque, Senior Director for Economics and Research
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 102.1 in January, up 6.4 points from December’s revised reading of 95.7. Investors across all regions showed an improved appetite for risk, with the European ICI rising by 16.0 points to
Brooks Macdonald Group’s Discretionary Funds under Management (FUM) for the third quarter ended 31 March 2019 totalled GBP12.8 billion, an increase of 7.9 per cent over the quarter (31 December 2018: GBP11.9 billion). By comparison, the MSCI WMA Balanced Index
FWM Holdings, the parent company of Forbes Family Trust (FFT) and LGL Partners, multi-family offices serving ultra-high-net worth families, is to acquire Optima Fund Management (Optima). Optima is a New York-based private investment firm specialising in alternative investments. As part
Oak, a new private client, corporate services and fund administration group, has acquired International Administration Group (IAG). Founded in 2000 by Mark Woodall and Alison Simpson, IAG is a specialist fund administration business headquartered in Guernsey with a team of
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) increased to 72.9 in April, up 1.7 points from March’s revised reading of 71.2. Confidence among North American investors improved, with the North American ICI rising from 68.3 to 71.1. The European
Inverdale Capital Management (Inverdale), an asset manager focused on alternative investments, has announced a strategic partnership with Ballast Asset Management (Ballast). Ballast, founded in 2015 and led by Portfolio Manager Ragen Stienke (pictured), pursues a value-oriented, long-only strategy focused on
