Hollis Park Partners, a global structured products investment management firm, has formed a strategic partnership with alternative investment manager GCM Grosvenor. Hollis Park, which will invest in a diverse range of structured products around the globe, launches with significant investment
Aeon Funds, a family of alternative investment funds, has launched the Aeon Fiber Opportunity Fund LP. The fund’s structure complements the Aeon Multi Opportunity Fund which focuses on Pre-IPO investments in the most notable VC backed technology companies in the
Trading activity at CBOE Holdings reached new all-time highs in total volume and average daily volume (ADV) in 2014. CBOE Holdings consolidated trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options ExchangeSM (C2SM) and
Singapore Exchange (SGX) derivatives trading hit records in December and the whole of 2014, while securities activities grew in December but declined overall during the last year. Total securities trading value was USD22 billion, up 8.2% from a year earlier;
During the last two weeks of December, hedge funds erased the bulk of the losses recorded earlier in December, when risk aversion was elevated, according to Lyxor. CTAs were again the best performers, in a remake of the patterns observed
BT has launched a cloud-integrated solution for financial markets designed to keep traders in control of increasingly complex trading strategies and demanding client relationships. Called BT Netrix HiTouch, the new touchscreen device acts as a control centre for collaboration among
Fixed income asset manager BlueBay Asset Management has appointed Katherine Wentrup-Estupinan as a Sales Director to support the growth of the firm’s Alternatives business. Wentrup-Estupinan is joining from Strategic Investments Group, a boutique alternative investments advisory firm, where she led
With As the first AIFMD reporting deadline for many managers of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) looming large on 30 January 2015, firms may turn to outsourcing to meet their obligations. A survey conducted by the Financial Services team of Moore
Mirabaud Asset Management has appointed Patrick Hube as Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for Swiss large cap companies. Huber's appointment is an additional step towards strengthening the management capabilities of an existing team which, thanks to its expertise and good performances,
Just one of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes recorded positive performance in December. The IQ Hedge Global Macro Beta Index returned 0.79% for the month while the other six indexes all saw negative returns.
