Choosing the best prime broker to support the strategy is vital, but will depend on the manager. A portfolio manager spinning out of a hedge fund with an established track record and experience in running a pot of capital, will
StepStone Group is to acquire private debt and hedge fund solutions provider Swiss Capital Alternative Investments. Completion of the deal will follow customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close before year end 2016. Terms of the acquisition have not
A recent survey by Preqin revealed that 60 per cent of hedge funds have less than USD100 million in AUM and that only 5 per cent of hedge fund flows go to funds operating below that AUM level. There are
Linedata has partnered with Sycamore Investment Services in Shanghai, to provide a complete front to middle-office service to the hedge fund community in China. The partnership will provide Sycamore’s middle office outsourcing services alongside Linedata’s flagship hedge fund management offering,
By Bob Guilbert – You're a new fund manager, and somewhere on your task list the letters "IT" are probably followed by a question mark. Odds are, you don't have a technology background, so as your firm's Chief Operating/Financial/Compliance Officer
Broadridge Financial Solutions has broadened its Global Post Trade Management (GPTM) solution, adding exchange-traded derivatives functionality through the acquisition of Dojima LLC. Through this acquisition, Broadridge Global Post Trade Management will facilitate central clearing for exchange-traded derivatives, which encompasses connectivity
Cloud technology – The scale of a manager's IT infrastructure will largely depend on the type of trading strategy. A quantitative market neutral statistical arbitrage fund is likely going to spend more capital on front-office portfolio management, risk management systems
ENSO Financial Analytics (ENSO), a provider of a data analytics platform for hedge funds and prime brokers, has launched ENSO Edge, an emerging manager offering built from the award winning ENSO Core platform. The launch of this new global platform
If one were to sum up the key role of a hedge fund administrator, it is to independently value a fund's assets, allocate those assets correctly to individual investors, and accurately report the allocations to those investors. Investors want an
Muddy Waters Capital, an activist investment firm, has appointed Terrence L Ing as Head of Credit. Ing will identify opportunities for activism within the corporate credit market, including investment grade credits that could re-rate to high-yield, and in companies with
