Rothschild & Cie and EDHEC-Risk Institute have announced the creation of a new research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute entitled "Active Allocation to Smart Factor Indices." This new chair will follow on from the previous Rothschild & Cie research chair at
The SEC has adopted two sets of rules requiring security-based swap data repositories (SDRs) to register with the SEC and prescribe reporting and public dissemination requirements for security-based swap transaction data. The SEC also proposed certain additional rules, rule
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced plans to enhance participation and liquidity on its electronic platform, LMEselect. The LME is focusing on increasing liquidity on standard monthly dates to provide a simpler way to trade existing LME futures. “Our
Rothschild Asset Management has strengthened its alternative investment business with the appointment of Shakil Riaz as Head of US Alternative Portfolio Management and Global CIO. In addition, Anthony Marzigliano, who has worked with Riaz since 1995, when they were responsible
Eurex Repo, the marketplace for international secured funding and financing, continued to grow in 2014. Combined average outstanding volumes for GC Pooling and the Euro Repo markets reached a new record level of around EUR200 billion on an annual basis.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.3% in December (YTD -0.2%). 3 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+3.5%), the Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index
The Ardsley Partners US Equity UCITS Fund has launched on ML Capital’s Montlake UCITS platform. Ardsley Partners is a long-short equity manager founded in 1987 and based out of Stamford, Connecticut. The firm invests globally, with a focus on
Aggregate hedge fund performance was -0.15% in December, the industry’s fourth monthly decline in the second half of 2014, according to vestments latest monthly hedge fund performance report. The drop brought Q4 performance to a virtually flat level, 0.03%. For
JPES Partners, a marketing and communications consultancy specialising in the asset management sector, has appointed Toby Mitchenall and Krupa Parmar to its team. Mitchenall joins as a Client Director from BackBay Communications, where he was responsible for establishing and growing
The CFTC has secured a court order requiring two commodity pool operators and their principal Michael J Siegel to pay restitution of USD104,684.47, disgorgement of USD86,503.36, and a civil monetary of USD259,510.08 over the misappropriation of funds. The commodity
