MaKro is aiming to set a new standard in global macro analysis by combining predictive analytics with quantitative political and economic risk loss data to deliver best-in-class market insight and company-specific risk probabilities and loss estimates. “MaKro’s combination of true
All six of IndexIQ’s family of IQ Hedge Indexes recorded positive performance in March. “March saw a strong rebound in the equity markets and positive returns across our index family,” says Salvatore Bruno, Chief Investment Officer at IndexIQ. “Volatility persisted,
RP Investment Advisors (RPIA) has added a liquid alternative mutual fund to its offering lineup, RP Strategic Income Plus Fund, an actively managed, fixed income fund that seeks to generate stable, risk-adjusted returns and preserve capital in all interest-rate environments.
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) is to launch the Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund, a uk mid and small cap liquid alternatives fund domiciled in Ireland, on 28 April 2016. The Fund will be registered for sale in
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is to publish its first EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) on 29 April 2016. ESMA is mandated to conduct stress tests of CCPs under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in the UK has been mandated by Linear Investment Limited (Linear), a full-service mini-prime broker servicing international asset managers and hedge funds, to provide its Global Broker-Dealer Services (GBDS) outsourcing solution. SGSS’ outsourcing platform encompasses
Aurum Fund Management has launched the Aurum Dynamic Strategies Fund, a multi-manager, multi-strategy, alternative UCITS fund. Kevin Gundle, CEO of Aurum Research Limited, Aurum’s UK subsidiary, says: “Aurum’s proximity to the hedge fund industry gives it a unique vantage point
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) plans to start overnight dissemination of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) on 15 April. Values for the VIX Index are expected to be published every 15 seconds, beginning at 2:15 am CT, during
Atalaya Capital Management, a private credit asset manager, has closed its sixth Special Opportunities Fund (Fund VI) at its USD800 million hard cap, exceeding its USD750 million target. Fund VI is the fourth consecutive oversubscribed Atalaya Special Opportunities Fund, representing
The European Energy Exchange (EEX), part of Deutsche Börse Group, is to acquire the remaining shares in the Singapore-based Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX) from Freight Investor Holdings. The transaction will take effect as of 15 April 2016. With this transaction, EEX
