Hedge fund flows, as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index, advanced 0.31% in October. “Hedge fund investors remain committed,” says Hans Hufschmid, chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services. “After a double-digit decline in equities over the quarter, alternative investments
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has provided time-limited no-action relief concerning swap execution facility (SEF) access for block trade execution. This time-limited relief to SEFs is until 15 December 2015 at 12:00 am EST. The relief granted
Sands Brothers Asset Management has hired Christopher Kelly, who has more than 25 years of corporate and securities law experience, as its chief operating and compliance officer, responsib
Uneven progress is being made in implementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) across the European Union, according to a joint study by hedge fund industry association the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and EY, the multinational professional services
SunGard has launched its APT Enterprise platform, which provides integrated risk management through an interactive risk dashboard for buy-side firms. The new platform will provide asset managers with a competitive advantage derived from an intuitive and coherent analysis of both
Hedge funds are adopting a wait-and-see approach to compliance with regulation due to the complexity of workload involved, according to a study by Deutsche Bank. Legal, compliance and regulatory matters now rank as the top contributor to their non-investment workload.
Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund advisory firm D5 Advisors has announced it has secured two new clients, each on a managed account platform with a promised capacity of USD50m.
Advent Software, a provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, has announced that the total number of clients for its Moxy trade order management solut
Investors, consultants and hedge fund managers are now able to conduct risk analysis and generate reports on hedge funds' performance and risk via a native iOS Risk-AI Fusion app. Risk-AI Fusion is the first practical software for risk analysis of
UBS Fund Services has launched its Depositary "Lite" platform to help managers of offshore funds fulfil the requirements of the Alternative Investment Funds Directive (AIFMD). UBS will conduct the cash flow monitoring, safekeeping and general oversight requirements as required by
