Voth Nixon Group has launched the VNX Alternative Investment Multi-Asset Fund (AIMAF), which is designed to capitalise on VNX’s long-standing hedge fund solution strategy. “Succeeding the market volatility within the last years, it is imperative that investors understand the liability
Robin Fuller of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association looks at new opportunities for the Guernsey funds sector and highlights fintech as one likely to be significant. Winston Churchill’s quote of ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’ has been
Geoff Ruddick (pictured), an independent fund director and head of funds for International Management Services, sheds some light on the topical subject of ‘Split Boards’ – engaging independent directors from different fiduciary firms. There has been an extraordinary focus on
Matthew Granade has been named Chief Market Intelligence Officer at Point72 Asset Management (Point72). He will lead several of the Firm's unique research capabilities, including Canvas, Aperio, TRAC, and its team of economists. “Matthew is a proven leader of a
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange Limited (CISE) has ceased discussions regarding the acquisition of the European marketplace for SMEs, the Danish-based GXG Markets A/S (GXG). It was announced on 22 July that an in-principle agreement for the transaction had been
Investcorp has appointed Sunil Gaglani in the newly-created role od chief risk officer of the firm’s hedge fund business. Gaglani will be responsible for monitoring the risks of investments made across the firm's Hedge Funds business including fund of funds,
Managed futures traders lost 1.27 per cent in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 2.22 per cent year to date. “Sharp trend reversals in commodity and bond markets, coupled with a rapid
Algomi, the network company providing information-matching solutions for the optimisation of fixed income liquidity, has signed the 100th buy-side firm to its Honeycomb network globally. Algomi’s Honeycomb Network allows investment firms to see which dealer is best placed to facilitate
This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Real Estate, Q2 2015 focuses on institutional investors in private real estate and their plans for the next 12 months regarding strategy, regional preferences and the size and number of planned capital commitments.
DBV-X, a new EU regulated marketplace for collateral and secured deposits, is to go live in Europe later this year. Focused solely on funding and collateral needs, DBV-X will offer market participants access to a diverse range of counterparties and
