Private equity managers are finding that increased demands for transparency from their LPs are requiring them to change their mindset, especially when it comes to sharing information on how assets are valued. LPs are doing more due diligence, asking PE managers to explain
Hedge funds lost 2.83 per cent in January according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge – the worst start to a new year in eight years since the Index dropped 3.26 per cent in January 2008. “Slowing
Modus Asset Management, a Hong Kong-based investment manager, has selected Wells Fargo Global Fund Services to provide daily fund administration and a comprehensive outsourced middle and back office operations solution. “Wells Fargo Global Fund Services is well-known for its expertise
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has welcomed the passing of the Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act by the US House of Representatives which incorporates the addition of a knowledge and education-based category of accredited investors. The House bill
Broadridge Financial Solutions has enhanced its corporate governance solution offering in Europe by taking a minority stake and entering into an exclusive distribution and marketing alliance with AMA Partners, BV (AMA). AMA is a Netherlands-based firm and provider of DirectorInsight,
REDI Global Technologies has partnered with OpenFin, a provider of HTML5 container technology. Through the relationship, REDI and its partners will leverage OpenFin's technology to deploy new web-based applications within trade management platforms. As a result, users will be able
Kairos Investment Management (Kairos) has launched the SuMi-Kairos Multi Strategy fund which is being managed by Kairos for distribution into the Japanese market by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited (SuMiTB). The fund has been set up as a Japanese domestic
Crédit Agricole CIB, the Corporate & Investment Banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group, is a new user of EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS), a service offered by Eurex Clearing, part of the Deutsche Börse Group. 

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Seed CX has constructed the first industrial hemp derivative contracts, which will be traded on its platform, subject to regulatory approval by the CFTC. Edward Woodford, CEO at Seed, says: “We are focused on risk mitigation tools for the industry
A great number of the world's more than 13,000 alternative investment funds suffer from "Fund Manager's Disease," which significantly prevents those funds from increasing assets under management (AUM). That’s according to Ole Rollag, managing principal of Murano Systems who, in
