A group of strategic investors are to acquire a controlling ownership interest in Canadian asset manager Front Street Capital through a new company FS Group Holdings Ltd. The transaction is expected to close prior to 31 December, 2015, subject to
This factsheet from Preqin brings you up to speed with the latest data and information on private equity backed deals and exits that took place in Q3 2015. The factsheet features top-level industry statistics, key takeaways and listings of the
Nasdaq has officially launched new trade surveillance monitoring capabilities for dark trading activity alongside its award-winning SMARTS Trade Surveillance platform. "Trade surveillance can no longer be limited to lit trading," says Rob Lang, Vice President, Business and Product Development, Risk
Harcourt, the Alternative Investment brand of Vontobel Asset Management, has launched a SICAV-SIF compliant version of its flagship fund of hedge funds strategy, previously only available in a mandate format. The Harcourt Alternative Leaders Fund, which is only available to
Principia Partners, a solutions provider for derivative and structured finance operations, has launched pasVal, an online portfolio valuation, risk, and accounting management service. The pasVal service is a web-based interface that leverages Principia’s 20+ years of derivatives expertise. Its market-proven
Private equity firm TA Associates is to acquire Frank Russell Company’s asset management business, Russell Investments, from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in a deal valued at USD1.15 billion. As part of the deal, which is subject to the usual regulatory approvals and
ICAP’s Global Broking business and ICAP Information Services (IIS), the information and data division of ICAP, have together launched the ICAP Euro Interest Rate Swap (IRS) Index. The ICAP Euro IRS Index is intended to track the return of a
Perella Weinberg Partner’s Asset Based Value (ABV) Investment Team led by ABV Strategy Portfolio Manager & Partner, along with Partners Andrew Dym and Mark McGreenery, is to separate from the business and set-up as an independent registered investment advisor. The
Hedge funds declined for the fourth consecutive month in September, according to HFR, with global equities, commodities and high yield credit posting steep losses, while volatility posted increases sustained throughout the month. The broad-based HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declined
Boerse Stuttgart, Germany's leading exchange for retail investors, has gone live on Genium INET. The system named Xitaro will be used for trading of all asset classes including equities, fixed income, exchange traded products and securitised derivatives. In addition to
