Franklin Templeton Investments has soft launched the FTIF Franklin K2 Global Macro Opportunities Fund, a sub-fund of the Luxembourg-registered Franklin Templeton Investment Funds (FTIF) SICAV range. This is the second liquid alternatives fund to be launched in the FTIF range.
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has secured court sanction for its acquisition of Baltic Exchange. The court sanctioned its proposed scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the UK Companies Act. The acquisition is expected to be completed on 8 November
Gottex Fund Management has completed the second tranche of its recapitalisation, with some 20,000,000 newly issued shares now trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Based on the issue price of CHF0.31 per newly issued share, the company expects to receive
Moody Aldrich Partners (MAP) has acquired substantially all of the assets of Pittsburgh-based kWantix Trading and kWantix Trading Advisors. In addition, MAP has entered into a long-term technology licensing agreement with kWantera, a Pittsburgh-based power market decision intelligence firm.
Online trading provider CMC Markets has increased its market share in the UK across all three product segments of financial spread betting (FSB), contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange (FX). That's according to a survey of over 12,000 traders in
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is to launch Weekend Contracts for Phelix-DE Futures on 21 September which complete the product suite for the German market. In doing so, the offering for the German market will be aligned with the Phelix-DE/AT
Fund managers have gathered in London to hear from the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) about the opportunities in the country as an investment destination. Held in conjunction with international law firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Alter Domus, a
The alternative assets industry reached a record size as of the end of 2016, according to the latest performance analysis data released by Preqin examining assets under management, horizon returns, public market equivalents and top performing funds. Hedge funds saw
Swiss-Asia Financial Services, a provider of dedicated incubation services to hedge funds, reports that rising alternative funds incubated on the platform have sustained growth despite global economic slowdown. Steve Knabl (pictured), chief operating officer and managing partner at Swiss-Asia Financial
LCM partners has closed the LCM Partners Credit Opportunities III strategy, with in excess of EUR2 billion in commitments across a mix of managed accounts and a commingled fund from pension funds and foundations in the US, Continental Europe and
