Increased competition, innovative structures and the use of leverage have caused the trading of secondary interests to be more efficient in H1 2014 with improved processes, whilst offering better prices to vendors. That’s according to a report from Cattegatt Secondaries,
Thames River Capital has launched its Africa Focus Fund, a multi-manager fund that aims to achieve a net return of 15+ per cent per annum through exposure to multiple investment strateg
Over the last nine months the pricing of hedge fund side pockets continued to improve relative to previous trading periods, according to Cattegatt Secondaries. This can be attributed to an improved economic landscape which has resulted not only in better
“BlackRock is the biggest asset manager in the region and therefore by default the biggest investor in companies so we’re there by dint of our size and influence,” comments chairman of BlackRock EMEA, James Charrington (pictured) in response to his
MTM Capital Partners, a UK investment manager that invests in the efficient and safe use of resources and the reduction of environment-damaging emissions, is collaborating with the US Envi
Hedge funds investing in emerging Asia posted gains in March and April, with the HFRI Emerging Markets Asia ex-Japan Index gaining over 8.5 per cent year-to-date, inclusive of a seven p
Over the past couple of decades, Jersey and Guernsey have both positioned themselves as key centres for establishing offshore funds, particularly in the alternatives sectors of real estate and priv
UMB Fund Services, a subsidiary of UMB Financial, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase J.D.
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has been granted affiliate membership of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). More than 120 securities regulators are full members of IOSCO and the HFSB will join 62 other affiliate members involved in
AHL, a quantitative investment manager and a division of Man Group, has selected NYSE Technologies’ OneTick solution to serve the needs of its multi-asset class research groups.
