Nearly two out of three (65 per cent) of UK pension fund professionals say they will retain or increase their current exposure to fixed income over the next three years despite uncertainty about the prospects for the asset class, according
Dynamic Funds has launched the Dynamic Alpha Performance II Fund and Dynamic Premium Yield PLUS Fund (the Funds). Both Funds are based on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ ‘alternative funds’ proposal, which is governed under National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds. Liquid
Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) has appointed two senior portfolio managers to its business investment teams. Jags Walia has been appointed as senior portfolio manager for infrastructure, while Ingmar Schaefer has been appointed as senior portfolio manager for European small caps.
The SEC has settled its civil action against Theodore Charles Sihpol III, formerly a registered representative with Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS). The Commission’s Complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York, alleges that Sihpol played a key
Digital Vega, an FX Options e-trading platform and provider of FX Options trading solutions, has appointed Rob Wemyss as a Non Executive Director and Head of Business Development.Wemyss joins Digital Vega from JP Morgan where he was Global Head of
An online poll conducted by AsianInvestor that asked “Who is Asia’s most influential woman (non-service provider) in the alternatives sector?” has found that Joanne Murph
The US-based Managed Funds Association, whose membership consists of professionals running hedge funds, funds of funds and managed futures funds, has announced the establishment of a new c
By Northern Trust – After a November 2018 roundtable on the proxy process, the SEC has begun issuing guidance around the use of proxy advisors. This promises to be the beginning of the SEC’s scrutiny into proxy voting, not the
Long/short equity is the most popular strategy pursued by Alternative UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) funds, and overall, funds invested in emerging markets have posted the best performance from January 2002 through October 2011, according to PerTrac.
The BVI remains an attractive option to US and Asia Pacific fund managers thanks, in large part, to new structures such as the Approved Fund and Incubator Fund, according to Peter Jakubicka, Business Development Manager at Circle Partners. Circle Partners
