An innovative new platform has emerged in Pfaffikon, Switzerland that could potentially revolutionise the way investors gain access to global hedge fund managers. The platform is called Fundbase and is the brainchild of Michael Appenzeller (pictured), its co-founder and president.
“This is not another AIFMD regulation. It is much simpler, much cheaper and fairly easy to implement,” states Roman Pelka (pictured), founder of Montfort Funds, a specialist provider of Swiss fund representation services, when discussing the need to appoint a
Laffitte Capital Management has launched an arbitrage equity fund using a Ucits III format, called Laffitte Equity Arbitrage. The fund’s strategy is to detect the best arbitrage opportunities in Europe and in North America by using a double thematic approach.
Butterfield Fulcrum, an independent alternative fund administration company, has partnered with MindTree, a global IT solutions company, to deliver technology solutions for the alternative fund administration industry. Butterfield Fulcrum has deployed technology to provide greater flexibility, transparency and control to
Liquid alternatives are one of the fastest growing areas of the asset management industry. In Europe, assets grew from EUR36bn to EUR236bn between 2008 and 2014, according to a Deutsche Bank report released last September (entitled From Alternatives to Mainstream
Hennessee Group, an adviser to hedge fund investors, believes the equity markets are likely to continue their momentum heading into the end of the year and lead to additional gains for investors during the month of December. Charles Gradante, co-founder
Overall, last year was a positive year for hedge funds in the sense that assets continued to grow, to the point where the industry reached USD2.8trn in total AuM. However, from a performance perspective it certainly wasn’t an easy one.
Interview with Steven Bulko, CIO, 1798 Fundamental Strategies, Lombard Odier Investment Managers… Equity markets are close to or at their historic highs. How do you see the big picture for equity investors? While developed economies have been recovering since the
Alternative Asset Management has launched the A2M Lion Fund, a multi-strategy fund that combines the non-correlated strengths of both the foreign exchange and equity futures markets. Underlying managed accounts have combined assets of over USD170m. The fund will invest in
Nexar Capital Group SCA, a global alternative investment manager, has acquired Ermitage Limited, one of Europe’s pioneering alternative asset management organisations, from Caledonia Investments plc. Founded in 1975, Ermitage has successfully served its long-standing client base with a diverse offering
