LNG Capital has launched a new share class for its flagship Europa Credit Fund to meet the requirements of a new investor that has made a very significant capital allocation to the Fund. The new investor is a German private
Stephen Yates examines Preqin’s latest data on wind power deals, including aggregate deal value, average deal size and the most prominent regions for wind power deal activity. Preqin’s Infrastructure Deals module on Infrastructure Online includes extensive information on over 11,200
ENSO Financial Analytics (ENSO) has launched ENSO Color Portal, which allows managers to receive prices and anecdotal colour tailored specifically to their trading activities. Hedge funds typically receive an extensive amount of information from brokers – most of which is
Intralinks’ Todd Partridge (pictured) advises a multi-pillar approach to guard against cyber attack. In light of high-profile hacking events, where the likes of JP Morgan, Home Depot, and, most notably, Sony suffered significant losses of information, it is incumbent
London is the second largest centre for hedge funds globally, behind New York City. Here, we take a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in London, including London-based investors’ plans for the next 12 months, the number of hedge
Portcullis Asset Management Limited is launching as a Malta based Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) to assist alternative investment funds to comply with the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD). Portcullis has appointed David Barry to the board and as
There has been a constant flow of negative stories about the hedge fund industry over the past couple years including the insider trading scandals, hedge fund fees being too high, hedge fund performance comparing badly versus the S&P 500 index, and
Confluence, a specialist in investment data management automation for regulatory, financial and investor reporting, has added to its London team with the appointment of Katie Kiss as Director of Performance Analytics. Kiss has more than 12 years’ experience in the
Prime money market funds (MMFs) across the board saw their market risk increase in Q1 2015 driven by Moody's Investor Services’ new banking methodology released in March. However these stressed net asset value (NAV) results do not incorporate the use
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is calling for a modification of the UCITS Directive to take into account the clearing obligations for certain types of over-the-counter (OTC) financial derivative transactions under EMIR. Under EMIR, certain OTC financial derivative
