Invast Global has partnered with Lucid Markets, adding the world’s first non-bank FX market maker to its PurePrime platform which now offers over 20 unique FX and metals liquidity providers. The suite of non-bank market-makers Invast Global has assembled within
Farallon Capital Management has completed fundraising for Farallon Asia Special Situations III and Farallon Asia Special Situations Master III, an Asia and Latin America focused private investment pool, with aggregate commitments of USD1.12 billion. "We are very excited to begin
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Valentino (Val) Wotton as managing director, DTCC Deriv/SERV, effective 29 August, 2017. Wotton (pictured) will be responsible for product development and strategy, reporting to Chris Childs, president and CEO of DTCC
HIG Bayside Capital, a credit affiliate of HIG Capital, has held the first close of IDeA CCR (Corporate Credit Recovery) I Fund, an investment platform managed by IDeA Capital Funds SGR (IDeA), at EUR260 million. The fund, which comprises two
One of the clearest messages that came out of CAIS 2017 was that the world is changing in innumerable ways that have the capacity to shock and destabilise. One only has to refer recently, to Brexit and the outcome of
Northern Trust has enhanced its peer universe comparison capabilities with the addition of intelligence derived from eVestment universe data. The integration of eVestment’s universes expands clients’ access to a global array of more than 500 manager peer universes across six
The alternatives industry has a duty to not only defy gravity and deliver strong returns, but to do so in a way that can genuinely change the world for the better, inspiring the next generation of star managers and investors.
The USD1bn Club, the group of institutional investors which has committed more than USD1 billion to hedge funds, has seen a net growth of 11 participants since 2015, and now includes 238 members, according to Preqin. Forty institutions have joined
One of the most significant forces of change in the global alternatives industry over the last five to ten years has been the plethora of technological advances. Never has Moore's Law, which argues that the processing power of computers doubles
There was no shortage of idea generation when it came to discussing the various ways alternative fund managers are trying to overcome the gravitational effects of market forces in a bid to boost returns. As markets begin to normalise, fundamental-focused
