Quintillion fund administration has been appointed by the IQS Group to provide administration services to its IQS Futures Fund which launched November 2011. The assets of the Fund will be traded by IQS Capital Management utilising the IQS Diversified Program.
Galbraith Capital has listed its Global Strategies Fund on the AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace (AGM). "Galbraith Capital is excited to participate in listing our fund on AGM. We have long believed that it is of paramount importance to provide investors with
CBOE Holdings has declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.18 per share of common stock payable on 20 December to stockholders of record at the close of business on 29 November. CBOE Holdings is the holding company for Chicago Board
Forecasting is a necessary but challenging exercise in investing. The more complex the financial markets, the more complicated a forecast. In addition, the natural difficulty of forecasting is exacerbated further by typical human responses to complex situations. Scott Wolle (pictured),
Simple Alternatives’ S1 Fund, a multi-manager, long/short equity mutual fund, marked its three-year anniversary on 1 October. "Our goal with the S1 Fund was to deliver the benefits of true hedge fund investing combined with better liquidity and overall transparency
HedgeOp Compliance, LLC (HedgeOp), a provider of specialised compliance software and consulting services for investment advisers in the US, is merging with The IMS Group (IMS), a European governance, risk and compliance services group. HedgeOp will operate as ‘HedgeOp Compliance
F-Squared Investments has brought in more than USD4 billion in net inflows during the 2011 calendar year, driving total assets under management or model manager agreements to nearly USD6 billion. The firm, which started 2011 at USD1.5 billion in assets, has
Krusen Capital Management, a hedge fund and private equity advisory firm, has partnered with Atrato Advisors to provide independent research and due diligence for its LionHedge Platform. Krusen Capital provides advice on alternative investments and access to top managers, targeting
SIG is increasing its weighting to equities against a background of almost universal investor pessimism, according to the firm’s latest monthly asset allocation report. In his monthly note, SIG CIO James Millard says, “investors remain very overweight cash” but “we
The impressive gains made by equity markets this year have left valuations looking fuller than they were 12 months ago, says Dean Turner, Investment Strategist at HSBC Private Bank… Nevertheless, we believe that equities will continue to make progress over
