Mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and even hedge funds have reduced the fees they charge clients in light of the weakened economy, according to Fund.com. Some of the fee cuts are temporary measure aimed at attracting recession sales, but Fund.com believes
UBS Investment Bank has expanded its UBS E-Tracs exchange-traded notes platform by adding an ETN linked to the S&P 500 Gold Hedged Index. The UBS E-Tracs S&P 500 Gold Hedged ETN has begun trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker
IntercontinentalExchange Group (ICE) is to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) of the ordinary shares of Euronext NV, the pan-European exchange group. Euronext’s ordinary shares are intended to be listed on Euronext Paris, Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels.
Members of the Dutch alternative investment community came together for an evening of networking and food at the Hilton Skylounge on 22 May, raising EUR14,000 for children’s charities in the process. An international crowd was in attendance, with a number
Jarvis & Mackenzie has launched a commodity investment fund, the J&M CIF, which aims to offer high net worth investors portfolio diversification in the commodities arena. The J&M CIF comprises of an index of commodities which represent an unleveraged, long-only
Florian de Sigy, former head of structured equity sales for Europe at Deutsche Bank, and Javier Rodriguez, previously senior strategist and head of strategic accounts at Barclays Global Investors’ client solutions group, have founded Gamma Finance. The firm, which was
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of -0.17 per cent in March to end Q1 2015 +1.23 per cent, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Industry Performance Summary Report. The S&P 500 increased +0.96 per cent over the
Babson Capital Management, an investment management firm based in Massachusetts and North Carolina, has been selected by the controlling class of investors to serve as successor collateral manager of two collateralized debt obligations previously managed by Tricadia Loan Management. Under
One of Peak Ridge Capital’s venture capital funds, the Peak Ridge AgTech Fund, has made its first equity investment in agricultural technology company Rapid Diagnostek. The initial investment is a USD4m series B syndicated investment, of which the AgTech Fund
Hedge Funds Care, a non-profit organisation which raises funds and awareness within the hedge fund industry to prevent and treat child abuse, will hold its 12th annual New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit on 25 February. This
