Proposed short selling disclosure regulations announced by the European Commission are too stringent and threaten market efficiency, according to the International Securities Lending Association. Isla supports transparency measures that create disclosure symmetries with long positions, including private disclosure to regulators
The global hedge fund practice of Citigate Dewe Rogerson, an international financial and corporate communications consultancy, has now added more than 50 new clients since it was launched in 2016. Client strategies covered include equity long/short, credit, quant, event-driven, activist,
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2019 measured 0.90 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.33 per cent in May. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for
PIMCO has launched the PIMCO GIS StocksPLUS Absolute Return Fund which aims to deliver consistent excess returns and diversification by combining passive exposure to the S&P 500 index with a complementary, actively-managed bond alpha strategy. The fund’s bond alpha strategy
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has released a new cybersecurity memo which focuses on small and medium-sized alternative investment managers. The new memo, which is part of the SBAI’s Toolbox, aims to help firms shape their cybersecurity strategies
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.06 per cent in April, after recording one of its strongest Q1 returns post-crisis, according to the May 2019 Eurekahedge Report. On a year-to-date basis, the index was up 5.15 per cent, and roughly
Equinox Capital Markets, an alternative investment marketing and business development firm, has appointed Michel Serieyssol as managing director. Serieyssol joins a team dedicated to marketing, sales, and business development solutions for alternative investment managers both in the US and
Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) has appointed Eszter Vitorino Fuleky to the position of Senior Responsible Investment Advisor. Within the Responsible Investment team, she will focus predominantly on corporate governance. Since 2010, Eszter Vitorino Fuleky (38) has worked for the Global
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking is continuing its expansion into the Asia equity space with a series of senior appointments across its trading desks. Akihiro Ohara has been appointed head of sales trading for Japan. Ohara joins from Nomura
Capital markets software firm genesis has launched Creative Studio to accelerate the development and deployment of scalable and interoperable products and solutions over the web, without the need to write any code. This innovative launch by genesis comes in response to
