State Street has been appointed to provide investment services to hedge fund group Marshall Wace for its new equity neutral exchange-traded fund – MW Tops Global Alpha. According to Marshall Wace, it is the first ETF targeting an absolute return
RMB Capital Management, an independent investment advisory firm, has launched Iron Road Capital Partners, an alternative investment platform. “As a firm with an entrepreneurial spirit and a focus on client service, we are continually looking to expand on the investment
The 2020 outlook for the global asset management sector is stable, reflecting high profit margins, manageable debt burdens, and sustained risk appetite among investors, Moody’s Investors Service says in its annual outlook. The outlook is supported by a number of
Gavyn Davies (pictured), chairman of Fulcrum Asset Management, chaired a panel discussion on how Greek elections and eurozone political upheavals are shaping the markets. Part of the discussion was to establish the extent of bullish/bearish sentiment of Gaim International 2012’s
Designed to track the credit default swap market for sovereign entities, Standard & Poor’s has launched a series of CDS Sovereign Indices. The index series is comprised of the S&P International Developed Nation Sovereign CDS Index and S&P Eurozone Developed
Credit Suisse has launched the Long/Short Equity Replication Index, the first in a planned suite of alternative index replication products designed to replicate the performance of major he
The Gemini Companies (Gemini) has been singked out for its unique ‘complete offer’ in the 2018 Global Custodian Mutual Fund Administration Survey, which surveys fund administration clients to determine a ranking [on a scale of 1 (very weak) to 7
The role of the depositary is set to become an integral part of how offshore hedge funds operate in Europe under the AIFM Directive, which will be transposed into law on 22 July 2013. Never before have Cayman-based hedge fund
By James Williams – Commodity hedge funds have been in the doldrums somewhat, as the macroeconomic climate continues to make life difficult for managers. Performance, in effect, just hasn’t stacked up, leading to some institutional investors heading for the exit.
FRM Capital Advisors, the hedge fund seeding division of Financial Risk Management, has formed a relationship with Sensato Capital Management which involves FCA investing up to USD50m with Sensato. Sensato was founded in May 2009 by the former co-heads of
