The US has seen a real resurgence in activism over the last couple of years. Last year, for example, there were 247 activist campaigns; the highest number since 2008 when 284 were recorded according to FactSet data. Over the last
Using data from the recently released 2015 Preqin Alternative Assets Performance Monitor, Preqin has created league tables of alternative asset fund managers that have most consistently outperformed their peers. The league tables do not seek in any way to endorse
Using Preqin’s new fund size benchmarks on Hedge Fund Analyst, together with the results of our interviews with approximately 300 hedge fund managers, this extract from September’s Preqin Hedge Fund Spotlight newsletter analyses the effect that fund size has on
Franklin Templeton Investments has launched Franklin K2 Long Short Credit Fund (FKLSX), a multi-manager fund that invests in a variety of credit strategies sub-advised by institutional-quality hedge fund managers. The fund provides investors with access to a select group of
UMB Fund Services (UMBFS) has launched a mobile app for its proprietary alternative investment fund accounting and investor servicing technology called UMB Fund Services FastPro. The app, which is live on Android and Apple iOS operating systems, allows clients to view
Private investment firm Enhanced Capital and FocusPoint Private Capital Group (FocusPoint), a FINRA member focused on private capital raising, have formed Enhanced FocusPoint (EFP), a partnership to source, seed and launch a series of private investment funds. EFP will
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, has launched a fixed income dark pool that facilitates direct, peer-to-peer trading of corporate bonds among asset managers in the US, Canada and Europe. Liquidnet has enrolled more than 120 asset managers, representing a
Cowen Group is to acquire Concept Capital, an independent provider of prime brokerage services. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Cowen Group expects the acquisition to be accretive to earnings in 2015. The transaction has been approved
Thomas Miller Investment, a member of the 129 year old Thomas Miller Group of companies, has launched a Dublin domiciled UCITS compliant Diversified Assets Fund. The fund offers exposure to a broad range of alternative sectors providing a single investment
Quality Capital Management (QCM), a UK-based global systematic macro investment manager, has launched its Alpha Financials Programme on the MontLake UCITS platform, an independent platform for UCITS funds. Founded in 1995, QCM has a wealth of experience in managing investments.
