Following some profit taking in major Asian markets in recent weeks, Quaero Capital believes that a market correction is likely as tensions rise in North Korea, as well as in US-China relations, and in the Gulf between Qatar and Saudi
Optimal Fund Management Australia Pty Ltd has forged a strategic partnership with the Burnham Group aimed at supporting its growing absolute return investment business. The company has also announced a name change to ARCO Investment Management Pty Ltd (ARCO), with
Crown Capital Partners, a provider of growth capital to mid-market companies, has completed a USD50 million closing for Crown Capital Fund IV, bringing the current total capital committed to the Fund to USD225 million. To date, USD190 million has been
Keith Smith and Willow Oak Asset Management have launched a private investment partnership named the Bonhoeffer Fund, LP. The Bonhoeffer Fund’s portfolio will be managed by Keith Smith with administrative support provided by Willow Oak Asset Management, a subsidiary of
Alternatves manager LCM Partners has acquired a significant European portfolio of non-performing and re-performing loans. This landmark deal sees LCM purchase EUR3 billion of assets, comprising over 400,000 individual loans of secured and unsecured, consumer, auto, leasing and SME loans
FundCount, LLC, a provider of accounting and investment analysis software, has achieved the strongest first-half results in the company’s history with the signing of 11 new family office and fund administration clients across the Americas and Asia up to 30
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.02 per cent in June, slightly underperforming the 0.03 per cent return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
The Saemor Europe Alpha Fund posted a modest decline of 0.4 per cent in June, bringing the year-to-date return to a positive 2.1 per cent. Most factors in the firm’s multi factor model did reasonably well in June, but the
UBS Financial Services has invested in iCapital Network, a financial technology platform providing access to alternative investments for high-net-worth individuals and their financial advisors, joining lead investor BlackRock as a strategic partner. Founded in 2013, iCapital’s online platform offers the
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.9 per cent last month, with four out of 10 Lyxor indices in positive territory, according to the latest Lyxor Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. Event Driven funds continued to extend their steady progress
