Markit Group, a provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing, has acquired International Index Company and has agreed to acquire CDS IndexCo in a
Towers Watson has produced a thematic-based secular outlook designed to set out its Global Investment Committee’s (GIC) long-run expectations for global economic growth. The publication, entitled Secular Outlook 2013, expounds the merits of thematic investment relative to more traditional
Amid strong competition among jurisdictions across Europe to offer more lightly regulated regimes for alternative funds, Jersey is seeking to set itself apart from the crowd with the launc
The US-based investment firms Context Capital Management, LLC and TQA Investors, LLC are combining to form Context/TQA Advisors.
The most anticipated financial event since the birth of the euro has finally come to pass.
Ernst & Young’s Michael DeStefano and Karen Vejseli outline the benefits and challenges of listing hedge funds in the US market.
Ingrid Neitsch, a portfolio advisor with FRM Credit Alpha, says that while last month saw a return of liquidity to the credit markets, the environment remains fragile and more risk-adverse
Deutsche Bank is continuing to expand its Global Prime Finance franchise with the creation of a European-focused team to concentrate on marketing prime brokerage, synthetic finance and sec
Driehaus Capital Management has launched the Driehaus Event Driven Fund, a liquid alternative offering which seeks low correlations to major asset classes while providing lower volatility than the S&P 500 Index with risk-adjusted returns. The fund will be managed
Kuwait-based Global Investment House has launched the Global Islamic Fund of Funds, an open-ended fund of funds investing in local and international Shari’a compliant funds, including hedg
