Typically there are three options for managing external money: using managed accounts, setting up a dedicated fund structure or launching a fund on a regulated fund platform. The latter is best thought of as a halfway house option and is
By James Williams – 1. Choosing the Fund’s European Domicile: One of the hardest decisions for any start-up or established manager wishing to launch a European Alternative Investment Fund is picking the most suitable jurisdiction. Europe has multiple fund centres,
The Lyxor Hedge Fund index was about flat during the past week, according to the latest weekly brief from the Lyxor Cross Asset Research Team. Lyxor says that CTAs lagged with losses concentrating in their long US and Canadian bonds,
Polen Capital, an independently owned global investment manager, has launched a US Small Company Growth strategy to be led by Tucker Walsh from a new office in Boston. Walsh has managed small cap portfolios and researched small cap companies for
Heptagon Capital, a USD8.3 billion London based asset management firm, has added the first Long/Short equity manager to its USD2 billion Irish UCITS funds offering. The Heptagon Kettle Hill US Long Short Equity Fund launched on Thursday 5 October, and
In accordance with its obligations to the Energy and Climate Authority (DGEC) relative to the tracking of renewable energy, Powernext, as the National Registry for electricity guarantees of origin, is publishing the French residual mix and releasing information about the
Misys and D+H have joined forces to create a diversified global financial software provider which will operate under the new company name Finastra. The combination will create the third largest financial services technology company in the world, with approximately 10,000
The Open Protocol (OP) Insurance Working Group has published the final version of the Open Protocol Template and Manual for Insurance Funds, following a public consultation launched in November 2016. The OP Template for Insurance Funds will facilitate better risk
Hedge funds enjoyed another positive week last week according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross-Asset Research team. Lyxor writes: “Cracks in the reflation trade emerged after the marginally dovish Fed’s minutes and with doubts intensifying about the tax-cut
Hedge fund performance was mixed across strategies in May, according to the latest date released by Lyxor, with Event Driven funds extending their winning streak, while Macro strategies underperformed on the back of long positions on the USD and hard commodities.
