Bats Europe (Bats) is to expand its European index franchise with the planned launch of 18 new regional European benchmark indices, which include the Bats Eurozone 50, Bats Nordic 40 and Bats Europe All Companies. The new indices, which are
Martin Currie has now received the necessary approvals to complete the purchase of the business assets and investment management team of PK Investment Management, the London based long/short Japan Equity boutique. Led by Paul Kirkby, the team now includes Martin
The Alignment of Interests Association, (AOI) a non-profit investor-driven organisation, has released Hedge Fund Fees: Achieving Greater LP/GP Economic Alignment, a set of guidlines aimed at creating increased investor-manager alignment on the issue. AOI’s Hedge Fund Fees guidance was developed by
Consolidated trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), totalled 1.2 billion contracts in 2015, a decrease of 11 per cent from the record
Steadfast Capital Markets Group has teamed up with Alcentra, a BNY Mellon investment boutique, to launch its latest alternative program, Steadfast Alcentra Global Credit Fund, an unlisted closed-end fund that seeks to capitalsze on the growing opportunity to provide direct
Balter Liquid Alternatives has launched the Balter European L/S Small Cap Fund (BESMX) and the Balter Event-Driven Fund (BEVIX), both conversions of existing hedge funds into a mutual fund wrapper. The Balter European L/S Small Cap Fund is sub-advised by
Tai United Holdings Limited’s indirect wholly-owned Singapore-based subsidiary Tai United Asset Management has been approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a Registered Fund Management Company (RFMC) under the Securities and Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations
Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) has completed its investment in Systematica Investments. In addition, AMG has also recently completed investments in Ivory Investment Management (Ivory) and Abax Investments (Abax). Systematica, led by Leda Braga, is an technology-driven firm focused on the
RSRCHXchange has integrated Substantive Research’s Substantive ResearchMatch Curations into the RSRCHX platform, enabling clients to seamlessly move from research curation to purchasing subscriptions and reports. The Substantive ResearchMatch Curation service highlights must-read publications by banks and independent providers on a
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has launched the Lazard US Fundamental Alternative Fund, a UCITS compliant, a liquid and diversified portfolio primarily focused on US securities, with the flexibility to invest across the whole market cap spectrum. Utilising bottom-up stock selection,
