Titan Advisors has completed the acquisition of Saguenay Strathmore Capital (SSC), a fund of hedge funds business with a 13-year track record and an emphasis on credit-related strategies. SSC's expertise in credit complements Titan's long history of success in the
JTC has added significantly to its global fund servicing capabilities with the major acquisition of Kleinwort Benson’s Fund Administration business in the Channel Islands and South Africa. The transaction, which relates to the whole of Kleinwort Benson’s Fund Administration business
Total trading volume in June for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) was 99.2 million contracts. This represents an increase of 16 per cent from
CBOE Futures Exchange plans to list futures with weekly expirations on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) beginning Thursday, July 23, 2015, subject to regulatory review. VIX Weeklys options at CBOE are expected to follow, also subject to regulatory approval.
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has launched “Gateway”, its Irish UCITS platform solution which is designed to support asset managers seeking to establish and market UCITS in Europe. The solution provides access to an investment fund structure, Gateway UCITS Funds,
For any hedge fund manager, winning a mandate from a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is the Holy Grail. These are the biggest institutional investors on the planet and also offer, potentially, the stickiest capital given their multi-year investment horizons. One
S&P Capital IQ has launched a new intra-day municipal bond pricing service designed to assist regulatory and industry efforts aimed at bringing about greater transparency to the market. Provided by Standard & Poor's Securities Evaluations Inc., a business unit
Taliance, an analytics software provider in the alternative investment marketplace, has selected Hipercept, to serve as its channel partner for North and South America. Taliance’s software solution, GlobalAsset, complements the technology infrastructure of alternative asset investment firms through real-time, dynamic
Hedge funds suffered a blow in June, with the Lyxor Hedge Fund Index down 2 per cent. The industry is nonetheless outperforming traditional asset classes in a context in which the correlation between equities and bonds is positive. In June,
Zuma Bay Capital, a California registered investment advisor (RIA), has launched the Zuma Bay Volatility Fund, which aims to deliver consistent market-neutral returns with limited downside exposure. The fund utilises a strategy that trades S&P 500 volatility (ie VIX) derivatives,
