Law firm Dillon Eustace has been named as the top legal adviser to Irish domiciled funds in 2018, in the 24th edition of the Monterey Insight Ireland Fund Report. The firm’s Asset Management and Funds practice, which across all product
Sealark has chosen portfolio management technology specialist Truss Edge to support its day to day data and portfolio activities of its new commodities fund. The new London-based fund has been set up by former Millennium Management trader Andrew Dodson. Truss
Traditional European infrastructure is going through a period of transition. Digital communication technology and a push towards sustainable energy production is leading to a move away from a centralised, regulated and vertical model to more of a distributed, connected model
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in Grexel Systems Oy, a provider of energy certificate registries in Europe. Grexel offers comprehensive services for operators of registries, ie. for guarantees of origin, and holds
AlphaCentric has launched the AlphaCentric Small Cap Opportunities Fund (SMZIX) which seeks long term capital appreciation and focuses specifically on the equities of small capitalisation companies primarily based in the US. The management team uses proprietary, bottom-up research to identify
The alternative UCITS environment remains a compelling option for institutional investors but there are signs that the strong annual AUM growth seen over the last five or six years has slowed in 2018. Investors have decided to exercise caution in
Hedge fund manager James Palotta is to close his USD800m Raptor Global fund following investor withdrawals and losses, according to media reports.<
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has launched the Lazard International Compounders Portfolio (Institutional: ICMPX; Open: OCMPX), which is managed by the Lazard International Compounders team, led by Louis Florentin-Lee and Barnaby Wilson. The fund invests primarily in companies listed outside of
BlackRock’s results for the second quarter of 2018 reveal USD20 billion of total net inflows, positive across active, index and cash management. The figures represent an 11 per cent revenue growth year-over-year driven by base fees, performance fees and technology
The flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, indicates a 0.05 per cent loss in June. Year to date, the Index is down 2.00 per cent. “Trade war concerns sparked by economic sabre rattling shook grain markets
