Average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR7,735 million in October (-5 per cent compared with October 2014), marking a return to a normalised volume environment. Activity in October 2014 was the highest level since
Systematic Hedge fund manager Cantab Capital Partners and The University of Cambridge are launching a new institute which is aiming to push the boundaries of information science. Established through philanthropic support of GBP5 million from Cambridge-based Cantab Capital Partners, the
Hedge fund manager BlueMountain Capital Management has held the final close of the BlueMountain Summit Opportunities Fund II, the firm’s most recent multi-asset class opportunity fund, at USD1.3 billion in committed capital. Summit Fund II has already begun deploying capital into
The Countess of Wessex (pictured) is to serve as Global Ambassador of 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) Next Generation initiatives. Launched in January 2015, the goal of 100WHF’s most recent initiative is to inspire, mentor and provide access and
As Europe’s private debt market continues to evolve, those managers well placed to offer direct lending strategies could benefit substantially as insurance companies, in particular, seek alternative yield-enhancing funds within their credit portfolios. Not only do direct lending strategies provide
The Quaker Event Arbitrage Fund has joined Provasi Capital Partners’ investment platform. The Fund – a multi-strategy event-driven mutual fund – is focused on long-term growth of capital that invests in securities of issuers that are experiencing corporate events. "We
AlphaClone has launched of the AlphaClone International Downside Hedged Index, which is designed to give investors access to the investment ideas of the world’s most established hedge funds, while simultaneously hedging against protracted market downturns. The index follows the same
Risk solutions provider NetOTC has launched NetOTC Bilateral, an end-to-end bilateral market infrastructure for the margining of non-cleared OTC derivatives. NetOTC Bilateral is connecting to Euroclear’s Collateral Highway in an effort to answer the market demand for greater transparency, resilience
Average daily volume (ADV) at the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) was down 28 per cent from September 2015 and 44 per cent from October 2014's record-setting volume totals. However, on a year-to-date basis through October, volume was up 2 per
Digital Realty Trust is partnering with Aqua Comms Limited to deploy its new transatlantic fibre optic system, America Europe Connect (AEConnect). Spanning more than 5,400 kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean, between Long Island and the west coast of Ireland, with
