The number of hedge funds and funds of funds fell by approximately 8.6 per cent in 2009 but total industry assets rose by 5.5 per cent, according to PerTrac Financial Solutions’ hedge fund database study. The study, which is based
Financial services company Fund.com has acquired Weston Capital Management, an originator and distributor of hedge funds. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, Weston Capital earns fees on assets exceeding USD1.0bn under management. It has three lines
Gain Capital, a provider of online trading services, has been selected as a primary clearing partner for Korea Investment & Securities, a subsidiary of Korea’s largest non-bank financial holding company Korea Investment Holdings. Gain is now providing KIS with real-time
Edhec-Risk Institute has launched the FTSE Edhec-Risk Efficient Index Series. The series is the culmination of a research programme on indices and benchmarks that the institute has been conducting since it was founded in 2001. The indices are based on
Finles Capital Management is launching the first index tracker focused exclusively on Dutch-based hedge funds. The initiative is aimed at attracting more institutional investments in Dutch hedge funds and putting the Netherlands on the map as an international centre for
Gam has expanded its range of Ucits III funds to include a systematic managed futures fund managed by Sushil Wadhwani, founder and chief executive of Wadhwani Asset Management. This is the first time that investors have been able to access
Future Capital Partners is hosting a 12 date roadshow for its newly launched renewable transport fuel investment product, Future Fuels. Attendees of any of the 12 seminars will get the chance to win a year’s supply of petrol courtesy of
Australian Fund Monitors’ two model equity portfolios posted disappointing results in February with concerns that January’s sell off would continue not coming to pass and the half yearly reporting season showing the importance of stock picking in the current market.
Bixby Research and Analytics, a fintech focused on information flow, has launched a web platform powered by Rightpoint technology, which connects asset managers and hedge funds to real-time market moving news and financial information for companies in the private debt
Refinitiv has launched the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (The Alliance) in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, United Nations, IIF, OMFIF, Tsinghua University, ASIFMA, GFMA, Climate Bonds Initiative, FinTech4good, Everledger, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bank of Africa-BCME,
