On 2 November, AIMA is hosting a webinar to launch its Implementation Guide to the SEC’s modernised Marketing Rule. The guide was produced with the assistance of AIMA partners ACA Group and Dechert LLP, drawing on their expertise in
AFBI, a new quantitative multi-manager platform led by former Tudor and Millennium portfolio manager Pierre-Yves Guillo, has secured an anchor investment from alternative investment seeder New Holland Capital. Established in May this year, AFBI looks to generate uncorrelated returns across
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has invested significantly in its European backbone and data solutions in 2021, offering expanded market data from all major European equities exchanges and ultra-low latency TNS Layer 1 in-data centre architecture connected to TNS’ points-of-presence (PoPs)
CTAs and trend-following hedge funds have strengthened their returns as October draws to a close, with recent gains pushing the sub-sector’s year-to-date returns further into double-digit territory.
T Rowe Price Group is to acquire alternative credit manager purchase Oak Hill Advisors and certain other entities that have common ownership for a purchase price of up to approximately USD4.2 billion. USD3.3 billion is payable at closing, approximately 74
Eagle Point Credit Management (Eagle Point), a specialist investment manager focused on investing in CLO securities, portfolio debt securities and other credit investments, has held the final close of its Defensive Income Fund. The fund had an original target size
Dimensional Fund Advisors has appointed Jim Whittington as Head of Responsible Investment. Joe Chi, who will retire at the end of the year. Additionally, the firm named Lacey Huebel as Head of Responsible Investment, North America. Both appointments are effective
VIA AM, a Paris-based asset manager specialised in systematic investment strategies, is supporting the Katingan Mentaya Project through the recently launched VIA Smart-Equity Europe Fund’s Carbon Neutral share classes. The objective of these share classes is to compensate for greenhouse
William Blair Investment Management (WBIM) has launched an Absolute Return Currency SICAV strategy, which maintains long and short exposures across a broad universe of currencies with a view to profit from FX movements. Employing an actively managed approach, the Absolute
Horizon Software (Horizon), a SaaS provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has appointed Stéphane Sebah as Senior Business Development Manager, as part of its growing EMEA sales team. Sebah brings with him over eighteen years of solid experience
