January has shown to the world that seismic activities are on the rise. In fact, when policy shifts increase in frequency the likelihood of policy mistakes rises with it. In 2015, Fasanara Capital expects global markets to be erratic, volatile
Hedge funds started the year slightly down, but managed to out-perform the S&P 500 for the month of January, according to eVestment’s January 2015 Hedge Fund Performance Report. While aggregate hedge fund performance was down slightly at -0.03%, hedge funds
Following the recent acquisition earlier this year to manage the Spencer House Capital Management fund – a UCITS umbrella housing the firm’s global equity port
The vote by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on 27 November 2014 to not reduce oil production levels was widely publicized and had a significant effect on managed futures and CTAs throughout Q4 2014, particularly on funds
Lionpoint Group has launched a new service to help alternative investments clients address manager and investor requirements for greater transparency of underlying portfolio companies and investment holdings. Primary services include process optimisation, operational efficiency improvements and the implementation of enabling technologies
Rising commodity prices and solid gains in managed futures helped the UCITS Alternative Index Global, one of 13 indices managed by Geneva-based Alix Capital,
State Street Corporation this week released its latest Vision Focus report: “The Changing Shape of European In
Digital Vega, provider of the award-winning Medusa multi-dealer FX Option platform, saw year-on-year growth of over 160% in 2014 with daily trading volumes breaking all previous records. Mark Suter, Executive Chairman, says: “We were really pleased with last year’s progress
Clearstream is acquiring Citco’s Cork-based financial institution hedge fund custody processing business for a sum in the mid double digit million euro range. The deal allows Clearstream to expand its hedge fund services for financial institutions whilst enabling Citco to
Morgan Stanley has launched a new fund, the MS Tremblant Long/Short Equity UCITS Fund under its FundLogic Alternatives Plc umbrella. The fund provides exposure to Tremblant’s Long/Short Equity Strategy (the Strategy), which employs a fundamental and research driven approach. The
