The market’s stellar run continued in September to put the ASX200 index into positive territory over the last 12 months, according to Australian Fund Monitors. The ASX200 rose 5.90 per cent in September and 3.10 per cent over the last
Experts from across the insurance linked securities (ILS) asset class are coming together to discuss the industry’s pressing issues at a Guernsey Finance-hosted thought leadership event in Zurich. The event, ‘ILS Insight’, takes place at the Park Hyatt Zurich on
LaCrosse Global Fund Services and Tradar have formed an alliance to provide alternative investment firms, including hedge funds and private equity, with outsourced administrative expertise and portfolio management technology. Tradar clients will have the opportunity to take advantage of LaCrosse’s
State Street has made enhancements to its fund of hedge funds service offerings, which build on its suite of services spanning the hedge fund investment cycle. Fund managers can now benefit from a combined full-service solution that includes not only
BNY Mellon has been appointed as a provider of global hedge fund custody services by the Capula Global Relative Value Master Fund, the flagship fund investment managed by Capula Investment Management. Neil McCallum, chief operating officer at Capula Investment Management,
John Lowry, chairman and co-founder of ML Capital, has warned that many hedge fund managers do not realise their industry is undergoing a revolution. Speaking to Latin American hedge fund managers at the fifth annual Hedge Funds World LatAm Conference,
In September the stock market persisted with the steady climb begun in February, as the S&P 500 index registered a significant gain (3.73 per cent) that was comparable to last month’s result, according to research by Edhec. Implied volatility remained
Managed futures gained 0.93 per cent in September, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is now up 0.05 per cent year-to-date. Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge, says: “Investor sentiment remained positive in September
Company culture is the most important factor cited in avoiding regulatory problems, according to Kinetic Partners’ survey of almost 300 financial services professionals. More than half (53%) of financial services senior executives said culture was the most important factor to
Future Capital Partners, a GBP6bn alternative investment boutique, is to market a nine per cent yielding bond to UK and international retail and high net worth investors. The Aramid Bond is a convertible redeemable bond which has been issued by
