The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2017 measured 3.55 per cent, up from 2.57 per cent in July. “SS&C GlobeOps’ Forward Redemption Indicator of 3.55 per cent for August 2017 reflects solid year-over-year improvement from the 3.86 per
Hedge funds generated gains in July 2017 of 1.15 per cent, continuing a streak of nine consecutive months of positive returns, according to Preqin’s latest Hedge Fund Performance Update. This has helped the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark post returns
Cowen Inc has appointed Ann M Miller as a director in the firm’s Special Situations Group in the firm’s Investment Banking team. Miller is based in Cowen’s New York City corporate headquarters and joins the firm with expertise in the
Strong institutional demand for comprehensive and robust performance benchmarks for risk parity products has prompted HFR to launched the HFR Risk Parity Indices, which are available to both investors and managers. Risk parity is a portfolio allocation strategy based on targeting
IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, has added Shared Assessments’ Standardised Information Gathering (SIG) questionnaire to its Know Your Third Party Risk Management platform (KY3P). IHS Markit, in collaboration with The Santa Fe Group, the managing
The NFA's Board of Directors approved the appointment of Carol Wooding as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at its 16 February, 2017 meeting in Chicago. Wooding will assume the General Counsel's duties from Thomas Sexton, who will serve as
The Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX) and the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) have formed a strategic alliance to launch spot and derivatives contracts on diamonds in India, including using the SDiX-traded reference prices. The goal of this strategic
Heptagon Capital has launched three new UCITS funds for US-based managers via it’s USD2 billion Irish UCITS fund company. This takes to 11 the total number of strategies now available to UCITS fund investors. December manager launches resulted in a
Australia-based litigation funder IMF Bentham, on behalf of its US affiliate Bentham IMF, has launched a USD200 million vehicle expressly to back its growing US portfolio. This is the parent company’s first formal investment vehicle and will be used exclusively
Strong gains across Event-Driven, Relative Value Arbitrage and Macro strategies saw Asian hedge funds top the performance of volatile Asian equity markets in both Q4 and FY 2016, according to HFR’s latest Hedge Fund Industry Report. At the same time,
