The hedge fund industry continued its positive start to the year with another month of gains in March with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark recording returns of 0.68 per cent through the month, building on gains of 1.01 per
Large institutions face a Catch 22 when it comes to investing in hedge funds. On the one hand, despite performance having been muted for the last few years, institutions still broadly appreciate their importance as part of a diversified portfolio.
Sprott Asset Management (SAM) is to sell its Canadian diversified fund business to a management-led group, with John Wilson, CEO and co-CIO of SAM, and James Fox, president of SAM, to be co-managing partners of the new firm. The agreement
Although the macroeconomic picture for Europe has been muted in the past 24 months, the continent’s alternatives industry is moving from strength to strength, according to Preqin’s second annual Alternatives in Europe report in published in partnership with Amundi. 2018
Federal Way Asset Management, an investment management firm offering both alternatives management and fiduciary management services with approximately USD5.6 billion in assets, including USD3.7 billion on a discretionary basis, has changed its name to Aptitude Investment Management. “Since becoming an
Tradeweb Markets, a provider of fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, saw trading activity in European spread products/Eurobonds reach a record-breaking EUR73.8 billion in the first quarter of 2017. This beat Q1 2016 by 22.3 per cent and the previous
JTC Group, a provider of fund, corporate and fiduciary services, has expanded its global footprint to include the Netherlands through the acquisition of New Amsterdam Cititrust (NACT). The deal, which remains subject to regulatory approvals, will see the entire management
Aston Hill Financial has completed a transaction with Front Street Capital 2004 and Tuscarora Capital to combine their respective companies, creating a new independent asset management firm LOGiQ. Effective immediately, Joe Canavan is the new chief executive officer of the
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased its volume on the power derivatives market in June by 14 per cent to 263.6 TWh compared to the previous year. This growth was driven in particular by the German (161.8 TWh, +22 per
American Century Investments has expanded its suite of liquid alternative investment strategies with the AC Alternatives Disciplined Long Short Fund, which is aimed at clients and investors who are seeking equities with potentially lower volatility. "AC Alternatives Disciplined Long Short
