OTCX, an over-the-counter derivatives platform, has secured backing from the Angel CoFund as part of its latest funding round. The Angel CoFund is a GBP100 million investment fund, supported by the British Business Bank, with objectives to back promising UK businesses and help develop the important business angel
EEX Group’s European Spot Markets increased by 9 per cent to 53.8 TWh in October 2020 with the EPEX SPOT Intraday Market the main growth driver recording an increase of 20 per cent to 10.3 TWh, a new record.A total
Hedge Funds gained 0.37 per cent in June according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has risen every month this year, as well as in 11 of the past 12 months, and is up 4.41
Alternative investment manager LCM Partners has acquired a UK portfolio of mainly unsecured assets totalling GBP1.75 billion. It is a secondary portfolio of loans originated by prime lenders and is purchased with a fifteen year track record. “This is a seasoned
The hedge fund industry continued its recent run of consistent gains in June, returning 0.57 per cent for the month, according to the latest figures released by Preqin. This is the eighth consecutive month of positive performance for the industry,
Ares Management has announced the pricing of Ares XLIV CLO Ltd, a USD1.1 billion Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO), and the second largest in the firm’s history. Ares XLIV was sponsored by Ares’ Credit Group and is the second largest broadly
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for June 2017 measured 0.04 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 1.80 per cent in July. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
Alternative asset management firm Magnetar Capital (Magnetar) has opened a new office at Heritage Plaza in downtown Houston, Texas, to support the firm’s expansion of its energy franchise. “Magnetar is establishing a Houston office to manage the firm’s growing investment
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 261.3 TWh on its power derivatives markets in October (October 2016: 410.1 TWh). The October volume comprised 141.1 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing and
Michaël Malquarti (pictured), manager of Quaero Capital’s Argos European Equities Long Short Equity strategy, believes European equity markets continue to point to a mid-term bullish picture, from a technical standpoint. The strategy aims to profit from pockets of market inefficiencies
