After a strong start to the year in January, Societe Generala Prime Services’ managed futures strategies continued to deliver positive performance across the board, with all CTA indices posting gains in February, The SG Short-Term Traders Index posted the highest
Did you know that large parts of Canada have less gravity than the rest of planet earth? Sadly, this random fact does not apply to the country’s currency over the past three years. If anything it feels like there’s more,
Conifer Financial Services (Conifer), a provider of fund administration, middle office, and tax services to the asset management industry, has hired industry veteran Jeff Strauss as Managing Director in its New York Business Development team. Jack McDonald, CEO of Conifer, says:
Franklin Square Capital Partners has provided a USD260 million unitranche term loan to support the acquisition and combination of Trover Solutions and Equian by New Mountain Capital, a New York-based alternative investments firm that manages approximately USD15 billion of private
Maples Fiduciary, a division of MaplesFS and a provider of specialised fiduciary and corporate administration services, has opened an office in Hong Kong, completing the Maples group’s offering in the region. "With the use of Hong Kong companies in the
Broadridge Financial Solutions has been named as "Best Risk Management Software Firm" at the Hedgeweek Global Awards 2016, which are voted on by industry participants and recognise excellence among hedge fund managers and global service providers. The winners are determined by votes
Sentiment overall is positive for hedge fund industry growth with investors forecasting a 3.5 per cent increase in AuM during 2016, according to the 8th Annual Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Investor Survey. If accurate, this projection would push industry assets
Oaktree Capital Group, has opened an office in Sydney, Australia. Byron Beath, Managing Director, will lead investment activities in the region. Beath joined Oaktree in 2016 to focus on investment opportunities for the Global Principal Group in Australia and New
Four European trade associations representing investors, issuers and other market participants have come together for the first time to support the new framework for securitisation regulation. The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the European Fund and Asset Management
The Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H1 2016 finds that investors are mixed in their attitudes to the alternative assets industry. The majority (65 per cent) of investors holds a positive general perception of private equity, and only 6 per
