The latest research report by Singapore-based firm, Eurekahedge, reveals that last month European hedge funds recorded th
Northern Trust has launched an alternatives platform to provide its wealth management clients with a source of total-portfolio risk diversification. The ArcLine Alternatives managed account platform, developed in coordination with Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor Americas), allows Northern Trust’s qualified wealth
Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors has completed the conversion of the Highland Global Allocation Fund, a series of Highland Funds II, from an open-end fund to a closed-end fund. The conversion was approved by shareholders during the 8 November, 2018
XL Capital Assurance Inc. has appointed Sohail Rasul as head of its Structured Investment Products (SIP) group, underscoring XLCA’s focus on CDO products. XL Capital Assurance Inc. is a triple-A rated financial guarantee insurance company. Rasul, who will relocate
Frankfurt-based Universal Investments have teamed up with US hedge fund, York Asset Management, to roll out a first-in-class global merger arbitrage newcits: the York Lion Merger A
The CBOE Futures Exchange says June 2012 was the most-active trading month in CFE history and the second consecutive month of record trading volume at the exchange. The most-active trading month in CFE history was driven by record volume in
At Deutsche Bank Fund Services, one of the industry’s leading alternative fund and managed account administrators (the bank also boasts two leading MAPs in the form of dbSelect and dbAlternatives), putting the tools in the hands of its clients to
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has selected Cinnober, a specialist in exchange and clearing technology solutions, to deliver its trading system for cryptocurrencies. Bitstamp is replacing an in-house developed matching engine with Cinnober’s TRADExpress Trading System in a move aimed at increasing
Alternative asset manager Ermitage Group has announced the launch of two London Stock Exchange-listed notes that provide professional investors with tax-efficient access to offshore funds
Partners Capital, the London and Boston based private investment office serving investment professionals, endowments, foundations and high net worth families, has promoted Arjun Raghavan to become its seventh partner. Raghavan joined Partners Capital in 2007 as a principal and has
