August was a very volatile month for capital markets. Risk assets sold off without a corresponding offsetting rally in traditional safe-haven assets, such as sovereign bonds or the US dollar. The MSCI World index was down 6.6 per cent while
In this excerpt from Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015, we take a closer look at how investors source and select new investment opportunities, based on the results of our interviews with over 100 investors in hedge funds. As
Elian has agreed terms to buy SFM Europe, a provider of corporate services with more than EUR1 trillion of assets under administration. Elian sees the acquisition ‘as an outstanding strategic fit for Elian as SFM Europe has a long established reputation
SS&C Technologies Holdings, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has announced the leadership team for its recently acquired Advent Software business unit. Pete Hess, who has served as Advent’s President and CEO, will lead SS&C’s Advent business
Following Preqin’s mid-year surveys of both hedge fund investors and fund managers, both parties agree that the greatest challenge the industry currently faces is performance. Forty-four per cent of investors named performance as a key issue facing the industry, as
Ullink, a provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the global financial community, has partnered with Tradegate Exchange to provide all members of Ullink’s global NYFIX community with access to Tradegate Exchange’s services and liquidity. Tradegate Exchange lists more
All six Market Vectors Index Solutions’ (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded negative performance in August. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and redemption
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry, finished down 2.23 per cent in August. The Merger Arbitrage strategy was the strongest performer for the month, finished down
Philadelphia Financial is to serve as a specialty carrier for M Financial providing the company’s member firms with access to private placement insurance product Philadelphia Financial offers Variable Universal Life Insurance and Variable Annuity solutions through its US domiciled and
August 2015 was CBOE Futures Exchange’s (CFE) second-busiest month of all time and its third consecutive monthly gain for 2015. Average daily volume (ADV) in CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) futures rose 34 percent from July 2015 and 41 percent
