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,
Stock market investors expressed positive views in March as the S&P 500 index registered a 6.03 per cent gain in a context of decreasing implied volatility (17.59 per cent), which reached its lowest level since June 2007. According to the
The average daily volume (ADV) of European derivatives traded on NYSE Euronext in April was 6.8 million fontracts, an increase of 51.5 per cent over April 2009 and an increase of 46.9 per cent from March 2010 levels. The
MCAM Group, a provider of business solutions for the alternative investment industry, has entered into an agreement with London-based equity long/short hedge fund Silverstone Capital to manage its international marketing, sales and public relations. Silverstone is an equity long/short hedge
Third party funds are the first port of call for advisers when seeking exposure to alternative assets on behalf of their clients, according to new research by Seneca Investment Managers, a boutique Multi-Asset Value investment specialist. When asked how they
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 2.56 per cent in quarter one, bringing the industry within two per cent of its previous high watermark reached in October 2007, according to data by Hedge Fund Research. During the quarter, investors
As expected, New Democracy has ‘won’ the Greek election, becoming the biggest party in the new parliament. Now they must try to form a working coalition government, says Barry Norris (pictured), partner at European fund management boutique, Argonaut Capital Partners…


