London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has entered into a licensing agreement with CBOE Holdings, to develop and list options based on more than two dozen FTSE and Russell indices. Under the agreement, cash-settled options on these indices will now be
Over half of investors in each alternative asset class feel improvements in the alignment of interests between investors and fund managers can be made by focusing on management fees. The majority of institutional investors that were interviewed by Preqin at
At the end of 2014, Preqin conducted surveys with hedge fund managers, investors and alternatives investment consultants around the world to ascertain their views on the hedge fund industry over the past year and their outlook for the year ahead.
Cardano has appointed Claire Bowyer to its London-based team as head of legal. In addition to managing the legal due diligence of proposed investments, Bowyer’s role will include advising on client contracts, negotiating documentation for derivative instruments and advising Cardano
Eurex Exchange is to list index futures based on the TA-25, Israel’s blue chip index, as of 9 June 2014. The TA-25 index is one of the most heavily traded regional equity indexes. Eurex Exchange’s TA-25 index futures will
Former Amstrong Investment Managers COO and Newedge top executive, Vincent TOURNANT, has joined Advisors & Partners LLP in London as managing partner. A prime brokerage veteran, Mr Tournant will be based in London and brings 20 years experience in financial
PCCs can be used for a wide variety of fund and non-fund structures within the investment world, writes Joe Truelove (pictured), Head of Fund Services at Carey Group. The protected cell company has come a long way since its creation
Advent Capital Management is to launch a new UCITS regulated umbrella fund domiciled in Ireland, which will include the Advent Global Absolute Return Strategy, during the second quarter of 2015. The UCITS fund marks the first alternatives product in Advent’s
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Aviva Investors Global Services (Aviva Investors) GBP17,607,000 for systems and controls failings that meant it failed to manage conflicts of interest fairly. These weaknesses led to compensation of GBP132,000,000 being paid to ensure
Man Group has reported an increase in funds under management (FUM) of 35% to USD72.9 billion for the year ended 31 December 2014. Gross sales were also up by a similar percentage (36%) in 2014 to USD21.9 billion (2013: USD16.1
