Jabre Capital Partners is one of the industry's best-known hedge funds. Co-founded in 2006 by Philippe Jabre, Mark Cecil and Philippe Riachi, the Geneva-based hedge fund runs a variety of strategies that include: Multi-strategy, Equity Long/Short, Credit Long/Short, Convertible Bonds
Swiss institutions are looking to diversify their alternative allocations in a bid to improve yield and meet their long-term liabilities. Real estate, private equity and infrastructure funds (and co-investment deals) are a major part of their portfolios with hedge funds
Alternative investment manager FS Investments has launched its first closed-end interval fund, FS Energy Total Return Fund, which seeks to generate an attractive total return by investing in the equity and debt securities of public and private energy and energy
Arqaam Capital, an emerging markets investment bank, has launched a global macro multi-asset fund as part of its growth-led strategy and diversification into the alternatives space. The Arqaam Global Macro Fund (AGMF) is a global macro systematic fund invested in
Solactive has expanded its smart beta offering with the launch two indices in the infrastructure space, the Solactive Global Infrastructure High Income Index and the Solactive Global Infrastructure Income Index. These indices offer exposure to an investible basket of infrastructure
Quintillion Limited, the European-based affiliate of US Bancorp Fund Services, has been awarded Best UCITS Liquid Alternative Fund Administrator at the 2017 Hedgeweek Global Awards in London. The awards celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of the past year among leading
Trumid, a financial technology company that improves trading efficiency and market intelligence in the corporate bond market, is to acquire fellow all-to-all trading platform Electronifie. The acquisition will increase the size and diversity of the Trumid user network and strengthen
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI), part of Old Mutual Wealth, is to launch the Old Mutual Style Premia Absolute Return Fund (STAR) at the beginning of December. The Ireland-domiciled UCITS fund will be the latest addition to the business’s suite
Luxoft is to acquire derivIT, a Singapore-based financial services-focused technology consulting provider. derivIT provides experience of leading platforms in credit and risk management and capital markets. The completion of the transaction is subject to approval by the Reserve Bank
Venture capital fund Suir Valley Ventures, which was launched in partnership with Shard Capital Partners in February 2017, has made its first investment in Immersive VR Education (IVRE), a developer of virtual reality (VR) software and immersive experiences with a
