Industry veteran Marjorie Kaufman (pictured) has joined Activist hedge fund manager Barington Capital Group as a partner in charge of marketing and investor relations. Kaufman’s mandate is to bring Barington’s impressive 15-year record as an activist investor to the family
Dublin-based asset manager Mediolanum Asset Management has chosen private financial cloud provider Options as its new managed application and hosting provider. The deal sees Options deliver FusionInvest, Misys’ fully integrated portfolio and risk management solution, as a fully managed service
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has updated its equity market structure recommendations with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators. MFA’s recommendations would help improve critical market infrastructure, reduce operational risk, improve the overall quality of the US
Figures from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have underlined the strong relationship between Guernsey’s fund industry and the European marketplace. Data contained within ESMA’s advice on the granting of third country passports under the Alternative Investment Fund Management
Arkk Compliance has launched a new service for regulated financial services firms. The firm has already been working with a number of investment firms on COREP and AIFMD filings since a soft launch back in April of this year. “The
Challenger Limited’s boutique funds management division, Fidante Partners, is to acquire 100 per cent of European alternative investments group Dexion Capital Holdings Limited. Dexion has interests in three specialist fund managers, and also has an investments distribution business, based in
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for June 2015 measured -0.65 per cent, while hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 2.71 per cent in July. “In terms of
The FOMC meeting on 17 September caused market jitters as market participants were probably expecting the Fed to clarify its policy intentions. The stance of the FOMC was merely interpreted as a delay in the rate hike, with a first
By Robin Sarkar, State Street – In the case of liquid alternatives, investors would be especially smart to pay heed to an age old piece of advice: buyer beware. That's because, despite their differences when compared with traditional alternative investment vehicles,
Euronext has launched the Euronext BeNe 40 Equal Weight index, an index reflecting the 40 most traded companies included in the BEL 20 and AEX indices. The index is composed of the 40 most traded companies included in the BEL
