Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Arden Asset Management (Arden), a provider of hedge fund solutions with offices in New York and London. This acquisition is in line with Aberdeen’s strategy to strengthen and grow its global alternatives platform encompassing
Three of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) six investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in July. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and
The new DC Charge cap on default funds may eventually drive trustees to source products based on cost rather than the value that a well-sourced selection of investment solutions should deliver for their members. That’s the concern of Aurum, a
OYSTER Absolute Return EUR EUR2, a sub-fund of the OYSTER SICAV registered in the Netherlands, has been ranked best fund in the Netherlands over three years by Lipper in the “Absolute Return EUR Low” category. The OYSTER SICAV is a
American Century Investments has expanded its line of alternative mutual funds and created a new brand – AC Alternatives from American Century Investments. The new suite of mutual funds includes the new subadvised multi-manager AC Alternatives Income (ALNNX-Investor Class) fund
CME Group and FTSE Russell have entered into a licensing agreement establishing CME Group as a global partner for futures, options on futures and OTC cleared products on FTSE Russell. "We're pleased to partner with FTSE Russell to help investors
Cordium has been ranked at number 42 in the inaugural Sunday Times BT Business SME Export Track 100. The ranking is of Britain's private small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) with the fastest growing international sales over the past two years.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched a new capability within its Wealth Management Services (WMS) business to streamline the processing of internal account transfers for alternative investments. With DTCC’s Alternative Investment Products (AIP) service, market participants can
Heading into the summer break, companies have continued to report earnings above expectations, especially in Europe. In the US, health care and consumer goods & services companies posted solid earnings, beating expectations as well. Yet, risk assets were under pressure,
Celoxica, a provider of accelerated market data, order entry and pre-trade risk solutions for the electronic trading community, has launched the Celoxica Ticker Plant (CTP) for OPRA. OPRA, the Options Price Reporting Authority, which provides market data for 12 US
