Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) is to acquire alternative investment manager Nexar Capital Group. The combined UBP-Nexar alternative investment group will boast a broader platform, established global distribution capabilities and innovative solutions in the alternatives space. It will have offices in
BlackRock has launched the BlackRock Strategic Funds (BSF) UK Emerging Companies Absolute Return Fund (the Fund), a long-short equity strategy focussing on opportunities created by emerging companies. These include small, mid and large capitalisation companies that are at the early
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The Luxembourg government this week approved the draft bill on UCITS IV, ahead of its proposed introduction in July 2011.
Paladyne Systems has announced a major new release of Paladyne Portfolio Master, its combined order management and portfolio management solution. Launched in 2008 as the industry’s first combined OMS and PMS solution, Paladyne Portfolio Master is now deployed by 200
RAM Active Investments (RAM AI), a Geneva-based active and alternative asset manager with USD4.8 billion in AUM, is supporting the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Launched in 2015, the TCFD is an industry-led initiative established by the Financial
With only a paltry USD50.7 billion in bonds issued across the Eurozone in May, conditions were far from ideal for Nomura
The flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, indicates a 0.19 per cent loss in September. Year to date, the Index is down 1.53 per cent. “The US economy continues to strengthen in spite of pervasive trade
Lyxor Asset Management announces its partnership with IKOS to launch the second alternative manager on its Lyxor Dimension UCITS Platform. With this launch, Lyxor further expands its offer of alternative UCITS funds. The Lyxor / IKOS Futures Strategy Index Fund
Hedge funds were up 0.26 per cent for the year in September, their weakest performance on record since 2011 when they declined -2.96 per cent in the nine months through to the end of Q3, according to the October 2018
