For a fund jurisdiction that refers to itself as an ‘Innovation Nation’, the Bahamas continues to build its profile and popularity among global fund managers, and, it is hoped that the next stage of its evolution will be to attract
Hedge fund and private equity fund administrator Pinnacle Fund Services has selected PFS-PAXUS for the administration of the firm’s global fund operations business. David Smith (pictured), Managing Director at Pinnacle, says: ’The selection of PFS-PAXUS has been mainly due to
Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor) and Och-Ziff Capital Management (Och-Ziff) have launched the Lyxor/OZ US Equity Opportunities Fund on Lyxor’s alternative UCITs platform. The launch of this new US long/short equity strategy makes Lyxor the eighth alternative manager on the platform.
The number of Europe-focused private equity funds of funds to close so far in 2015 is at its lowest ever level, with just seven vehicles having held a final close. Despite slow fundraising, 2012 vintage funds have seen the highest
This article, taken from the newly released Preqin Special Report: Natural Resources, looks at the make-up of institutional investors in natural resources, preferred strategies and regions, sources of allocations and future investment plans. The increasing amount of capital raised by
Underwhelming performance in 2015 and high investor dissatisfaction have reduced inflows and demand for CTA funds, according to a report release by Preqin. Having recorded returns of +10.85 per cent in 2014, their strongest performance since returning +15.70 per cent
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is planning to introduce a cap on the rent that can be charged by an LME-approved warehouse for metal held in a delivery queue, and an increased minimum load-out rate for metal stored in LME
Euronext is to launch Spotlight options on ABN AMRO Group as of 26 November on its Amsterdam derivatives market. The options (ABN) follow the company’s successful IPO and listing on Euronext Amsterdam, that took take place on 20 November. Spotlight
CLS Group (CLS), a provider of risk mitigation and operational services for the forex (FX) market, and Markit, a provider of financial information services, have launched a new FX settlement service for the cross currency swaps market. Cross currency swap
Baird is to acquire Chautauqua Capital Management, a global investment manager based in Boulder, Colorado. The deal will enable Chautauqua Capital to focus on the performance of the firm’s global and international investment strategies while Baird provides the back office
