Active fixed income manager BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay) has launched a Cayman version of its successful BlueBay Global Sovereign Opportunities Fund (UCITS) in response to client demand. The new Fund is a discretionary global macro strategy investing in interest rates,
In July 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 186.0 TWh on its power derivatives markets (July 2016: 244.0 TWh). The July volume comprised 75.3 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing
ETC Global Group, on behalf of its subsidiary companies, ETC Global Holdings, Electronic Transaction Clearing, and Electronic Transaction Clearing Canada (collectively ETC); has entered into a new financing facility which will provide up to USD68 million in committed capital. The
New York and Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager, Crystal Century Investment, is planning to expand its global platform into Japan under approval of the Japanese government’s Financial Services Agency. The company has been granted a license to provide alternative investments
Hedge Fund Research (HFR) has launched PortfolioScope, a comprehensive and customisable software solution designed to help managers and investors make more informed investment decisions. By utilising enhanced visualisation technology, managers and investors can analyse performance, risk, exposure and attribution characteristics
By George Ralph, RFA – Outsourcing IT is a viable option for many private equity firms who are looking for high quality, enterprise grade technology without the headache of managing it in house. The last Deloitte global outsourcing survey in 2016
CBAM, an alternative investment management firm, has closed its third European collateralised loan obligation (CLO), Bastille CLO 2020-3, totaling EUR300 million, with Citibank acting as lead arranger. This brings CBAM’s total CLO issuance to USD11.5 billion since the closing of its
Euronext has announced its results for the second quarter of 2017 including a 3.8 per cent increase in revenues to EUR137.3 million (Q2 2016: EUR132.3 million) on the back of improved trading volumes on both the cash and derivatives markets,
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for October 2017 measured 0.86 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.39 per cent in November. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
NEX Data has launched the ‘EBS FX Benchmarks’, a series of 30-minute FX fixings. The new fixings went live on 26 July 2017 and enhance the variety of global benchmarks available, bringing increased transparency to all FX market participants. The
