GreenRoad, a company that aims to improve driving behavior, has raised USD15m in funding from investors led by DAG Ventures and including Benchmark Capital, Virgin Green Fund, Amadeus C
ALTIN has disclosed its entire hedge fund portfolio holdings as of 1 April 2012 as part of its policy of full transparency to investors. The portfolio, featuring over 35 underlying hedge funds, and representing 11 investment strategies, is particularly well diversified
Altegris Advisors has launched the Altegris Equity Long Short Fund (ticker:ELSAX). This fund aims to generate and capture alpha on the long and short side of the equity markets, predominantly US stocks. Since 1990, long/short equity represented by HFRI Equity
As highlighted by the David Einhorn/Greenlight Capital Inc FSA Decision Notices published recently wall-crossings are again in the regulatory spotlight. It might prudently be assumed that the regulator’s focus on this aspect of market activity will only continue to intensify,
Marketfield Asset Management has received Central Bank of Ireland authorisation for its Marketfield Dublin fund, a liquid alternative fund, previously offered as a 1940 Act fund in the US, and as a Cayman offshore fund. The redomiciliation marks the first
The Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index rose by +5.38 per cent in April and is up +5.23 per cent year-to-date.
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has published a Report on the Second IOSCO Hedge Fund Survey, looking at efforts by regulators to better understand the hedge fund industry. The aim of the IOSCO survey is to gather data from
The future of quantitative trading methods is at risk of being indistinguishable from anything else in a transition to a new quant landscape where its success will require significantly more data, says research by TABB Group. “Micro-market structure arbitrate strategies
With the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) which came in force last July 22, together with the introduction of the European Market Infrastructure Regime (EMIR) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), fund administrators are facing big challenges in terms
GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO.) has added a fourth office to its Mumbai network, increasing capacity to meet growing client service demand and to enhance business continuity planning. A new 46,700 sq. ft. (4,339 sq. meter) hedge fund administration and
