Emerging markets hedge funds have benefited from the strong recovery of the Russian Rouble, higher oil prices, lowering of interest rates by the Chinese Central Bank, and a surge in trading volume on the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program. As
Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire FLAG Capital Management, LLC (FLAG), a manager of private equity and real asset solutions with offices in Stamford CT, Boston, MA, and Hong Kong. This acquisition is in line with Aberdeen’s strategy to strengthen
GAMCO Investors has named Christopher J Marangi and Kevin V Dreyer as Co-Chief Investment Officers of the firm’s Value team joining Chairman Mario Gabelli (pictured) in implementing GAMCO’s Private Market Value with a Catalyst stock selection investment process. Marangi and
Trading volume in July for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) was 106.5 million contracts, an increase of 7 per cent from June 2015 and
Financial advisory firm Carolon Capital has named Joanne Verkuilen (pictured) as Global Head of Client Services. In addition to fund management and fundraising services, Carolon offers investor relations and marketing support to financial services firms in the US and Europe.
Calypso Technology has appointed Pedro Porfirio as Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer. In this role, Porfirio will be responsible for overall product strategy, driving product development and innovation across Calypso's solutions. Prior to joining Calypso, Porfirio spent 15 years
Cim Fund Services, one of the largest fund administrators in Mauritius, is going live with the eFront’s flagship FrontInvest solution. Cim Fund Services will use the automation capabilities of FrontInvest to provide premium administration services for sophisticated alternative investment funds
A Fitch Ratings analysis of three of the largest US alternative investment managers shows that each firm should be able to sufficiently cover outstanding debt obligations, including 30-year bonds, under a 10-year runoff scenario. This would be achieved through fee-related
Angel Oak Capital Advisors, an investment management firm focused on providing opportunistic fixed income investment solutions, has reached USD5 billion in assets under management across its family of investment products. “Angel Oak Capital continues to grow as we identify new
The hedge fund industry has now reached USD3.16 trillion in assets as of the end of Q1 2015, but a growing proportion of these assets are concentrated among a small pool of large managers, according to Preqin’s latest hedge fund
