Custom House Global Fund Services has launched Custom House Gateway, a web portal that connects fund servicing with solutions across the middle and back office, designed for US alternative investment managers. “The US hedge fund industry is growing fast globally,
Euroclear is launching a fully open global market infrastructure to source and mobilise collateral across borders. Euroclear’s “Collateral Highway” aims to help market participants move securities from wherever they are held to serve as collateral for access to central bank
Despite the fact that swaps execution facilities (SEFs) don’t technically exist yet and swaps market liquidity isn’t fragmented today, swaps dealers tell TABB Group in a new research report that they intend to spend millions to create, implement and market
Schroders Chief Economist, Keith Wade (pictured), comments on the US Congress decision to approve federal spending and lift the debt ceiling after 16 days of government shutdown, and the impact that this could have on markets… After 16 days of
Euroclear UK & Ireland has cut its investment fund order-routing fees for both high- and low-volume clients with immediate effect. The tariff for 10,000 or more orders per year has been cut by nine per cent, rising to a reduction
The Salus Alpha Event Driven had a performance of +1.51% for the month to date, outperforming the S&P 500 Index by +2.02%. The 24 month rolling alpha of Salus Alpha Event Driven to the S&P500 is 3% p.a., the 24
Managed futures lost 0.54% in September according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 3.13% after three quarters in 2013. “While the US Fed’s surprise decision not to begin ‘tapering’ boosted prices in most major
AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace has listed the first dedicated residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) fund. The fund is managed by Performance Trust Investment Advisors (PTIA), which is headed by its chief investment officer, Peter Cook, CFA. Cook previously founded and managed Rochester
The Saemor Europe Alpha Fund rose 1.2 per cent in value in June, with performance driven largely by positioning in the utilities, materials and technology sector. Saemor’s long book posted a relative outperformance whilst the short book performed in line
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG DataMetrics, a set of ESG scores, indicators and data to facilitate quantitative analysis, development of proprietary ESG models and reporting on ESG and portfolio footprint analysis. Remy Briand, Managing Director and Head of MSCI Index
