The average time taken for private real estate funds to reach a final close so far this year is the longest it has ever been. This extract from Preqin Real Estate Spotlight: August 2015 explores the key trends that emerge
An affiliate of Fortress Investment Group is to become co-manager with Mount Kellett Capital Management of the Mount Kellett investment funds and related accounts (the funds). Mount Kellett affiliates will continue to serve as general partner of the Funds. Additionally, affiliates of Fortress will
Convergex, an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider, has launched a new Capital Commitment Crossing Algorithm for options facilitation trading. This innovative algorithm gives liquidity providers a new level of control over how they manage their own exposure
Advent Capital Management UK has launched the Advent Global Convertible Fund, a UCITS-regulated umbrella fund domiciled in Ireland. The fund seeks a positive total return by investing primarily in convertible bonds and convertible preferred securities in any geographic location.
In an extract from the Preqin Hedge Fund Spotlight | May 2015, Joseph McGee takes a look at the ‘USD1bn Club’, a group of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, and identifies the traits and characteristics that are unique to
CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that July 2015 volume at CME Group averaged 12.8 million contracts per day, up 5 per cent from July 2014. Total volume was more than 282 million contracts,
Sliced Investing, an online alternative investment platform that gives accredited investors access to elite investments like hedge funds and private equity, has launched Sliced Institutional. Sliced Institutional is dedicated to giving registered investment advisors (RIAs) access to a suite of
FTSE Russell has expanded the FTSE Global Factor Index Series, with the launch of two additional indexes intended to capture Dividend Yield and Momentum factors. The extension of the index series reflects the high level of client interest around index
LNG Capital has launched a new share class for its flagship Europa Credit Fund to meet the requirements of a new investor that has made a very significant capital allocation to the Fund. The new investor is a German private
Stephen Yates examines Preqin’s latest data on wind power deals, including aggregate deal value, average deal size and the most prominent regions for wind power deal activity. Preqin’s Infrastructure Deals module on Infrastructure Online includes extensive information on over 11,200
