Alternative credit specialist CIFC has launched a long/short high yield UCITS fund managed by industry veteran Jason Horowitz, who has been running similar strategies successfully for over 10 years. Horowitz joined the New York-based manager in January as
Whether it’s providing AIFM management company solutions, depositary lite solutions, or simply providing start-up managers with a high-touch level of service, Malta’s service provider community continues to evolve with the times. The attractions of Malta's Notified AIF regime have been
Dr Louis de Gabriele, head of Camilleri Preziosi Advocates’s Corporate and Finance practice group, outlines the benefits of Malta’s Notified AIF (NAIF) regime… "In my view, the main benefits are twofold," says Dr Louis de Gabriele, head of the Corporate
Apex Fund Services has been operating in Malta since 2008 and has seen, first hand, how quickly the island has evolved into one of Europe's leading onshore fund jurisdictions. Following the chaos of the financial crash, start-up managers chose Malta
The shock Brexit result this June sent ripples across Europe as individual Member States absorbed the news. And whilst some jurisdictions have been quick to seize the initiative on the back of the uncertainty that UK firms face – especially
Hedge funds have stormed into the second half of the year, recording their second highest monthly return in almost 18 months, and their third biggest monthly return in a decade, with equities and macro-focused managers leading the way. New data
Timberland Investment Resources Europe (TIR) has held a first close of its TIR Europe Forestry Fund with an initial USD74 million of committed capital. A diverse, mostly European group of limited partners made initial commitments to the fund, including public
RJO MENA, an affiliate of RJ O’Brien & Associates, has acquired Lombard Forte Securities Limited (LFS), a Dubai-based provider of a diverse range of execution and brokerage services to a wide range of customers including hedge funds, asset managers and
Neuberger Berman has launched the Neuberger Berman US Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Fund, which seeks to provide individual investors with exposure to equity market returns with less volatility. The fund's investment approach seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns through harvesting premiums
Virtus BR Partners, an independent Brazilian financial advisory firm, has formed a relationship with Oaktree Capital Management to pursue investment opportunities in Brazil and throughout Latin America. Oaktree, formed in 1995 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is an alternative investment
