Sixty one per cent of hedge funds in RBC Dexia Investor Services’ latest survey believe greater governance of alternative investments could result in an increased allocation to the sector, with a significant number of alternative fund launches, both on and
SEI has launched an online guide that details the key features and requirements of the investment product packaging options predominant in today’s market. The Global Asset Management Product Guide is designed to help investment managers understand and compare a broad
Bandon Capital Management is now available as a third party investment manager on the TD Ameritrade Institutional Separate Account Exchange. Bandon’s flagship strategy, the Directional Interest Rate Strategy, is now available to advisers using the platform. DIRS is an
Managed futures experienced positive performance in March as managers were able to capitalise on long exposures to equities and industrial metals as well as large speculative short trades in the euro, sterling, and Japanese yen, according to a report by
NASDAQ OMX and NYSE Euronext are coordinating their efforts to determine the cause of Thursday 6 May’s market plunge. In a joint statement, both have outlined their commitment to working with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other regulators and
Fortis Bank Nederland (FBN) has signed an agreement on the sale of Prime Fund Solutions (PFS) to Credit Suisse. FBN first entered into exclusive negotiations with Credit Suisse on the sale of PFS in December 2009, and the transaction, which
Harmonate, a data services platform for funds, has launched a full-scale deployment of its latest data operations platform for funds. Harmonate says the platform can provide 20 per cent cost savings in year one of implementation, and 80 per cent
By Paul Murray – Ireland was the first jurisdiction within the European Union to establish a regulatory framework specifically for alternative investment funds, and it is already an established domicile in this space. The country’s reputation for sophisticated and robust
Asia’s hedge fund industry may be reeling from a monthly decline of more than 5 per cent in January, its worst performance for at least eight years, but the sector remains confident that the setbac
Wall Street Horizon, a provider of corporate event data to institutional investors, has launched corporate event data on the Open:FactSet Marketplace. Wall Street Horizon’s Enchilada DataFeed offers more than 40 corporate event types including earnings announcements, earnings revisions, dividend dates,
