Recovery in southern Europe’s markets and stronger performance by manufacturing exporters have delivered for Quaero Capital’s value-driven European Smaller Companies strategy in recent months. Corporate confidence indicators have continued to improve across Europe as the fears of political risk have
Europe-domiciled bond funds received net inflows of EUR29 billion in June, the second-highest monthly tally since Morningstar started to publish European asset flows figures in 2007. Total inflows for bond funds rose to EUR152.2 billion in the first six months
All bar one of MV Index Solutions’s (MVIS) seven investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in September. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, saw one of its best ever months in September with a total volume of 184 TWh, up 21 per cent compared to the previous year (September 2016: 152,4 TWh). This strong
Institutional investors based in Asia-Pacific have allocated more capital to hedge funds in recent years, reaching a record USD202 billion as of the end of 2016, up from USD180 billion a year earlier, according to Preqin’s new Hedge Funds in
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 265.8 TWh on its power derivatives markets in September 2017 (September 2016: 373.3 TWh). The September volume comprised 139.2 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing
StarCompliance, a provider of enterprise compliance and regulatory software solutions for the financial services industry, has secured an investment from Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to support its global growth strategy. StarCompliance’s software platform helps financial
Two developments reverberated in hedge funds this week, with asset and sector rotations accelerating as US yields kept on adjusting to the Fed, which gives every sign it will proceed with normalisation, while President Trump also unveiled his tax blueprint.
Guernsey’s Private Investment Fund regime was launched in November last year and has so far proved to be a popular route to launch a private fund. As the regime approaches its first anniversary, Annette Alexander (pictured) of Carey Olsen, on
Front Street Capital is to sell Jemekk Capital Management to J2 Capital Management, a newly created corporation controlled by Gerard Ferguson. J2 Capital will be assigned the investment management and portfolio advisory agreements relating to the Jemekk Total Return Fund
