Hedge funds were severely impacted by US stock market performance in Q1, according to the latest S&P Global Market Intelligence Hedge Fund Tracker, an aggregate analysis of hedge fund equity ownership. In total, the top funds managed approximately USD141
A recent report produced by BNY Mellon in collaboration with Preqin shines a light on how much demand there is among institutional investors for private equity and real estate funds. The report found that 44 per cent of real estate
The investment community voted to remain in the EU last night (Monday 16 May) following a passionate discussion at the ‘Brexit: Pursued by a Bear’ debate chaired and sponsored by law firm Howard Kennedy. In a close and surprising vote,
Cordium has formed a strategic alliance with specialist management consultancy Knadel allowing the provision of bespoke solutions to the many firms who are faced with the prospect of reviewing and enhancing their operating model, risk controls and regulatory adherence. This
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2016 measured 4.38 per cent, up from 2.94 per cent in April. "Looking at the year over year comparison, SS&C GlobeOp's Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2016 was 4.38 per cent, an
By Josh Kestler, HedgeMark – On April 14, 2016, the trustees of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) voted to liquidate its hedge fund portfolio. Following California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s decision in September 2014, NYCERS announcement has
Fred Alger Management has launched the Alger Small Cap Focus Fund, a new Alger SICAV sub-fund, to its product line-up. The Fund will be distributed throughout Europe by La Française, an international asset management firm and a strategic development partner
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, has completed a rebrand of the product formerly known as MyTreasury and launched EBS Treasury as a cash and FX liquidity management centre for treasurers. As announced in July
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has announced the results of its 2016 Board of Directors election. HFA's bylaws allow a capacity of 15 Directors. All HFA Directors are unpaid volunteers elected by HFA members and serving for three year terms.
GCube has responded to increasing demand from US wind project-financed wind operators, notably those refinancing or going through acquisitions, by strengthening its underwriting team and rolling out its unique Weather Risk Transfer mechanism across the North American market. Demand for
