The private debt industry has more than tripled in size since 2006, with assets under management (AUM) increasing from USD152bn to USD465bn as of June 2014. Ryan Flanders, Executive Editor of the newly released 2015 Preqin Global Private Debt Report,
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has adopted amendments to its regulations regarding the electronic filing of financial reports and notices by futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers (IBs) as well as certain other of its financial reporting requirements.
Cello Capital Management, a mortgage-backed securities (MBS) investment manager, has appointed Nicholas Letica as a managing director and senior portfolio manager. "With steady growth and strategic hires such as Nick over the past five years, Cello has established itself as
Arlington Asset Investment Corp has appointed Richard E Konzmann as the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer, with immediate effect. Konzmann succeeds Kurt R Harrington who is retiring after serving as the Company's CFO for the
Highland Capital Management has launched Highland Alternative Investors, an alternative investment platform that will encompass all of Highland’s existing non-traditional, liquid alternative funds. Michael Gregory will oversee the new platform as Global Head and CIO of Highland Alternative Investors. “Highland
AlphaPipe has launched Form ADV Change Reports a new service that delivers to investors a monthly change report of all changes made to an asset manager's Form ADV filing. "Form ADV is publicly available and should be one of your
Elementum Advisors, an SEC-registered investment advisor focused on managing investment portfolios exposed to natural catastrophe event risk, has added Adam Maloney to its team as Director of Marketing and Investor Relations. Maloney came to Elementum from JPMorgan Asset Management where
The UCITS Alternative Index Global ended April down 0.37 per cent to leave it slightly down for the year at -0.03 per cent, according to Alix Capital who manage the index family. Indeed, April proved a challenging month for most
Coral Gables Asset Management has launched a new hedge fund, which employs a long-short trading strategy and seeks to exploit short-term and medium-term trading opportunities in the US equities market. Dr Alok Kumar, Coral Gables Asset Management Chief Investment Officer,
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order to Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) permitting US customers to deal directly with HKSFC-licensed brokers. The exemption, which follows similar exemptions granted to other foreign exchanges or
