IHS Markit’s trade processing service for OTC derivatives, MarkitSERV, is at the forefront of the use of new reference rates replacing LIBOR in derivatives markets. The first wave of OTC derivatives trades using the new Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
In what is possibly the first sign of reaction to the Dodd-Franks Bill, Goldman Sachs’ Asia-based Principal Strategies traders, a 10-man plus team managed by Global Head Principal Strategi
The majority of US hedge fund managers remain bullish in their outlook towards US equities according to Greenwich-Van’s latest market sentiment indicators. Some 56
Event driven fund managers ended the first half of 2018 up 2.02 per cent, supported by healthy activities within the M&A sector, says Eurekahedge. However, the escalating tension between the US and China may pose as a headwind for event
Värde Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has raised its 13th flagship vehicle, Värde Fund XIII, with USD2.47 billion in commitments. The Fund exceeded its USD2 billion target and will have the flexibility to invest in a range of credit
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), the investment bank of Dresdner Bank AG, has announced two appointments to the Principal Trading unit within its Short Term Products g
Heptagon Capital, an asset management business, has hired Arnaud Gandon as chief investment officer of the investment management division and Natalia Greslikova as head of institutional sales for the Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Gandon joined in August having previously
Before rounding up this week’s news, just a reminder to everyone that this year’s special report on Hong Kong’s hedge funds industry is now available.
Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR 43 billion in October, up from EUR 25 billion in September, according to the latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA). UCIT funds registered
ALTIN AG, the fund of hedge funds listed on the London Stock Exchange, revealed strong performance results for 2002/03 in the wake of its AGM last week.
