Monday 19 March saw New York-based GSB Podium Advisors launch a UCITS version of its global market neutral equity long/short strategy, prior to which it had been running solely in the form of three
RAB Capital has launched two new UCITS III funds – the RAB Global Mining and Resources UCITS Fund and the RAB Gold and Precious Equities UCITS Fund. The funds will commence trading on 11 April 2011 with an initial size
As if being one of Asia’s highest profile hedge fund launches since ’07 wasn’t enough, Hong Kong-based Azentus Capita
MarketAxess has reported total monthly trading volume for May 2013 of USD62.5bn on its electronic trading platform. The total consists of USD39.0bn in US high-grade volume, USD15.8bn in other credit volume, and USD7.7bn in liquid products volume. Monthly
Gravitas, a co-sourcing platform providing cloud technology, collaborative outsourcing, risk analytics and research support to the alternative investment industry, has chosen the IBM Risk Analytics engine to provide Risk-as-a-Service for emerging and mid-sized hedge funds. As part of its Risk
Active Alpha, the Switzerland-based trading-oriented equity long/short manager, has successfully continued delivering strong and uncorrelated performance since going independent six months ago. “The rationale behind Active Alpha becoming an independent boutique was convincing in many ways, but most importantly, it
FATCA could fundamentally change the way funds are distributed, according to Charles Muller (pictured), Deputy Director General of ALFI, the Association of Luxembourg Funds Industry. “Implementation will be a long and costly process and it will be the European investor
NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) has received an unsolicited proposal from Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE) to acquire all outstanding shares of NYSE Euronext for a combination of USD14.24 in cash, 0.4069 shares of Nasdaq
Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co has appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) as an additional prime broker for its Diva Synergy Fund and Diva Synergy UCITS Fund.
BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services (AIS) has topped USD400 billion in assets under administration, making it the second largest provider of solutions to hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, and private equity investments globally. Since 2008, BNY Mellon AIS
