The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2015 measured 0.69 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.92 per cent in August. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
The Government of the British Virgin Islands is pleased to announce that The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been rated “Largely Compliant” for its approach to tax transparency and exchange of information, in the Supplementary Peer Review report published by
Vistra, a provider of corporate, trust and fund administration services, has expanded its Cayman Islands’ operations and recruited a Cayman resident Managing Director. Clive Gibbons will lead Vistra Cayman Trust Limited as Managing Director. He has over 15 years offshore
Wilshire Consulting, the institutional investment advisory and outsourced-CIO business unit of Wilshire Associates Incorporated, has named Steven J Foresti as its chief investment officer (CIO). Foresti, a managing director, will continue as head of Wilshire Consulting’s Investment Research Group, which
Franklin Templeton Investments has launched it first multi-manager, liquid alternative strategy in Canada, the Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund, providing institutional investors with access to a portfolio of alternative investment strategies managed by institutional hedge fund managers. "In today's volatile,
responsAbility Investments AG, a specialist in development investments, has chosen eFront’s FrontPM portfolio monitoring solution. FrontPM streamlines and automates the collecting of portfolio company data. For responsAbility, the eFront solution will allow the firm to grow efficiently while providing exceptional
AcadiaSoft has launched MarginSphere 2, the latest version of its industry-leading electronic margining platform for OTC derivatives. MarginSphere 2 is specifically designed to address new regulations for non-centrally-cleared derivatives that will take effect next year. MarginSphere 2 will enable
BNP Paribas Securities Services has completed the acquisition of Credit Suisse’s Prime Fund Services (PFS) business, a provider of fund administration, custody and banking services for alternative investment managers. This acquisition makes BNP Paribas Securities Services a leader in the
Macro Systematic Diversified hedge funds experienced a powerful recovery in July, reversing sharp losses from the prior month with gains across commodity, currency and equity positions, according to data released today by HFR. Offsetting these gains, hedge funds with exposure
David Shine, Partner – Corporate Department at international law firm Paul Hastings, comments on the news that US bound M&A deal activity in May surpassed the previous monthly record set in 2007… The aggregate dollar amounts are huge and are
