Cowen Inc’s prime services division, Cowen Prime Services, has been named Best Global Prime Broker for the third consecutive year at the 2018 Hedgeweek Global Awards. The award is based on a peer review system whereby Hedgeweek’s readers, including institutional
2017 was an exceptional year for the European investment fund industry, with net assets of UCITS and AIF surpassing the EUR15 trillion mark, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) latest Quarterly Statistical Release. Net assets of UCITS increased by
REDD Intelligence, an online provider of material intelligence on emerging market event driven special situations, has closed a USD5.8 million equity financing round.This is REDD’s first institutional financing and was led by Nassau Point Investors. Other investors include Neil Osborn,
Digital asset trading, research and data company Brave New Coin is extending its partnership with BTSE, a multi-currency spot and futures trading platform, to deliver five additional indices by the end of the year.
Amsterdam-based independent hedge fund specialist Theta Capital Management is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month. Theta Capital welcomed its first investors on 1 September 2001 and has always been exclusively focused on investing in hedge funds on behalf of its
MassMutual affiliates Babson Capital Management, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, Wood Creek Capital Management and Baring Asset Management are now fully integrated and operating as a unified company under the Barings name. The Barings brand and logo have been refreshed in
INTL FCStone, a financial services organisation delivering execution and advisory services in commodities, currencies and securities, has acquired the London-based EMEA oils business of ICAP. The business includes over 30 front office employees across the fuel, crude, middle distillates, futures
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has proposed changes to the ICE Robusta Coffee futures contract, effective 3 October 2016, for the July 2018 contract month onwards. The proposals are part of an ongoing initiative to improve the transparency of warehousing procedures and
Risk-AI is now the official provider of Hedge fund Research’s (HFR) index factsheet report. HFR produces over 140 indices of hedge fund performance ranging from industry-aggregate levels down to specific, niche areas of sub-strategy and regional investment focus. HFR
Bfinance’s Chris Stevens (pictured) reports on a recent manager search for alternative beta strategies for a large US corporate pension scheme with USD10 billion in assets under management. The client had previously considered and rejected investing into hedge funds for
