The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, a global leader in alternative investment education, has embarked on its first international branding campaign. Titled “Mind the Gap,” CAIA’s new campaign incorporates creative advertising in the London Underground system, social media outreach
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) has added 23 companies to its Registration Deficient or RED list. The RED list is made up of unregistered foreign entities that the CFTC believes are soliciting and accepting funds from US residents
Hedge funds gained 2.53 per cent in March, its best month since January 2012 when it rose 3.10 per cent, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index. The Index is down 0.88 per cent after three months in 2016. “Rebounding
Northern Trust and AltX have entered into an exclusive agreement to offer Northern Trust’s global institutional clients access to the largest ever amount of structured and unstructured data for hedge funds, on one platform. The solution combines Northern Trust's asset
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Transaction Services, a full-service straight-through-processing (STP) offering automating trade lifecycle events between firms, processed 817 million trades in 2015, up 16 per cent since the end of 2014. Over 3,800 investment managers,
Challenges presented by the financial crisis have largely been met and firms need to focus on the positive long-term prospects despite short-term inhibitors to growth. A new paper from SimCorp – ‘Pursuing Growth in Uncertain Times – Capturing the Long-term
By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA, Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners – I would like to share some thoughts regarding New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS) voting to exit all hedge funds. Pension funds should always be managed in the best
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.3 per cent in March, with nine out of 11 Lyxor Indices ending the month in positive territory, according the April edition of the Lyxor Alternative Industry Barometer. The Lyxor LS Equity Long
A new report from the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) and the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has outlined the legislative requirements and market-based tools available to manage liquidity risk in investment funds in Europe. The report also
Multi-strategy hedge fund manager Elliott Management Corporation, which holds an approximately 6.6 per cent interest in Polycom, Inc common stock and an approximately 9.7 per cent interest in Mitel Networks common stock has announced its support for the Mitel-Polycom transaction.
