Willis Towers Watson has launched The Asset Management Exchange (AMX), an institutional asset management marketplace designed to transform institutional investment for the benefit of the end saver, with USD750 million of delegated hedge fund assets. AMX is a global marketplace
The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the opening of its Asia Office in Hong Kong at its annual roadshow. Asia has become the main non-European market for UCITS funds, totalling approximately 62
The value of funds being administered in Jersey rose to a record level at the end of 2016, the latest figures published by the jurisdiction’s financial regulator show. In the final quarter of 2016, the total value of funds
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for November 2015 measured 0.21 per cent. Hedge fund flows meanwhile, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index, advanced 0.83 per cent in December. "SS&C GlobeOp's Capital
The latest Hedge Fund Tracker analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows the top funds managed approximately USD153 billion in equity holdings, an increase from the USD145 billion under management in Q3. However, because these funds saw a slight drop
Client collateral deposits at Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment firm, have exceeded DKK100 billion – a record high. 2016 was marked by a number of high profile political events, namely the UK EU referendum on 23
CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today that One million contracts have now been traded on CME Group’s London-based derivatives exchange, CME Europe, which launched in April 2014. The total volume of contracts traded since
SoftBank Group (SoftBank or SBG) is to acquire Fortress Investment Group (Fortress) in a cash deal worth approximately USD3.3 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, which has been unanimously approved by a Special Committee of Independent Directors of Fortress's Board of
The choppy waters of 2015 have proved challenging for active hedge fund managers. Both equities and global bonds are down this year to date as measured by the MSCI World index and the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond index in US
Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO) has partnered with sub-adviser firm PineBridge to launch the Ivy PineBridge High Yield Fund. The fund is managed by IICO and sub-advised by PineBridge Investments, a firm with more than USD80 billion in assets
