The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, a leader in alternative investment education, has appointed Valerie J Sill (pictured), CFA, CAIA, to its Board of Directors. Sill is the President and CEO of DuPont Capital Management (DCM), where she also
Vista Fund Services (Vista) has selected Linedata Admin Edge to run all its fund administration services in Gibraltar as demand for its specialist services grows. With business expanding, Vista decided to move away from its in-house system to one designed
Hughes Hubbard & Reed has appointed Alexandra Poe (pictured), as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department. She joins from Reed Smith, where she was the co-chair of the Private Fund Formation and Counselling practice in that firm’s Global Corporate
New York-based hedge fund company Signal Capital Management is prepping the launch of VX Alpha, a new long/short strategy that focuses on systematic volatility management. The initial launch of the product is based around a Separately Managed Account platform, although
Abel Noser Solutions, a specialist in Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) in equities, preferreds, FX and futures, is now offering coverage of a new asset class – fixed income. From customised reporting to higher level executive summary views, fixed income TCA
IHS Markit has launched Collateral Manager, an end-to-end solution for calculating margin, settling margin calls and managing margin disputes. New regulation requires the mandatory exchange of variation and initial margin for cleared and uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. In response, financial
Hedge funds posted declines in December, led by Energy and Quantitative CTA strategies, to conclude a volatile, turbulent year in financial markets, according to data released today by HFR. The year began with major dislocations in currency markets, included steep
Hedge funds posted the seventh consecutive month of gains in May, with contributions from Currency and Technology exposures, according to data released today by HFR. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) gained 0.5 per cent for the month, bringing
Multiple and powerful pressures are impacting the hedge fund industry, but two are particularly prominent: a dramatically increased regulatory burden, and investor demands for greater transparency and lower fees. Far-reaching and complex new rules continue to reshape the environment, from
Ashburton Investments (Ashburton), the investment management arm of the FirstRand Group, has further strengthened its multi asset team with three hires in its London office. Mark Melehes joined the business as a cross-asset strategist in April. Jianzhong “Jack” Ren joined
