By Fred Ingham, Neuberger Berman – A quiet revolution is happening in hedge funds. Investors continue to allocate to the asset class, but the way they are allocating is changing, The investor base is growing broader and becoming more inclusive.
Preqin has appointed Edmond Ho as Chief Revenue Officer. Ho also joins Preqin's Management Team and will commence his role on 27 July 2015. Ho brings with him a wealth of experience in information, data and analytics sales across EMEA,
Independent execution broker and research provider ITG’s multi-asset platform for global listed and OTC assets, ITG RFQ-hub, has expanded its network of liquidity providers and is extending its footprint in North America. ITG RFQ-hub connects buy-side trading desks and portfolio
The TCW Group has partnered with Gargoyle Investment Advisor to offer its first alternative mutual fund, the TCW | Gargoyle Hedged Value Fund (TFHIX / TFHVX). In conjunction with the offering of this Fund, TCW has formed TCW Alternative Funds,
In turbulent equity markets, the Saemor Europe Fund logged its 15th consecutive month of positive performance in August. The long book contributed negatively as markets plunged, while the shorts contributed positively. The long book performed better than the market as
Following the strongest first quarter since 2008, managed futures endured a challenging second quarter of 2015, according to the latest performance data for Societe Generale Prime Services’ Newedge CTA indices. June saw CTA managers experience losses at both the beginning
Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Marie-Hélène S McAndrew has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in its Asset Management business. Based in New York, McAndrew will work with the Marketing and Client Services Team as a Product Specialist for
Cargill de México SA De CV is to pay USD500,000 to settle CFTC charges over wash trades involving corn, soybean, and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and wheat futures contracts on the Kansas City Board of
USD4.2 billion investment solutions provider La Française Global Investment Solutions (La Française GIS) has appointed credit derivatives specialist Michael Hattab-Maruani as a Senior Credit Portfolio Manager. Hattab-Maruani’s investment banking and derivatives experience complements La Française GIS’ existing credit capabilities, which
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) is to launch two RMB FX futures contracts, the USD/CNT FX futures (RTF) and the USD/CNH FX futures (RHF) on 20 July, 2015. RTF and RHF are with contract sizes of USD 20,000 and USD
