Peter Cameron (pictured), Associate Fund Manager, EdenTree Investment Management, on why the Fed won’t hike interest rates… The data out of the US so far this month indicates the US economy is not immune to what’s been happening to the
Markit, a provider of financial information services, has completed its acquisition of CoreOne Technologies, a provider of regulatory reporting, index management, data management and prime brokerage services to financial institutions. The acquisition strengthens Markit’s Information and Solutions businesses with CoreOne’s
Average daily volume (ADV) at the CBO Futures Exchange was up 40 per cent from September 2014, but down 18 per cent from August 2015, when CFE recorded its second-busiest month of all time. Total volume in futures on the
Calamos Investments has strengthened its position in the global alternatives space with the acquisition of San Francisco-based global long/short manager Phineus Partners. Founded in 2002 by Michael Grant, Phineus is a fundamentally-driven investment firm that, like Calamos, employs a blend
NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund is to execute a 1-for-4 reverse stock split of the fund's issued and outstanding shares to take effect on 6 October, 2015. As a result of the reverse stock split, every four outstanding Fund shares will
Chicago-based commodity hedge fund Aventis Asset Management, has hired Keith Byers (pictured) as Managing Director Business Development. Effective 1 September, 2015, Byers is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of all Business Development efforts for Aventis. Byers brings
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has launched the Lazard European Alternative Fund, which is UCITS compliant, utilises bottom up stock selection and is a liquid portfolio of approximately 60 long and short positions in European large- and mid-cap companies. The Fund
Wells Fargo’s Global Fund Services has launched Fund View, an operational system for managing and analysing the middle- and back-office operations, fund accounting, and regulatory and investor servicing functions of hedge funds and private equity funds. "Fund View provides managers
Moscow Exchange securities broker BCS Financial Group has made its first move into the North American market with the acquisition of Alforma Capital Markets, the wholly-owned New York-based subsidiary of Alfa-Bank. BCS’ holding company and AO Alfa-Bank have signed an
AIP Private Capital (AIPPC) and AIP Asset Management (AIPAM), as security agent on behalf of certain of its funds, accounts and partners, are to acquires USD5 million in secured convertible notes and secured non-convertible from Capital Guardian Holding. Each Holder
