An ongoing bond market rally that pushed 30-year US Treasury and German bond yields to all-time lows helped to propel managed futures funds to a profitable August with CTA funds returning 2.23 per cent according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by
GAM’s alternative risk premia strategy has surpassed USD2 billion in assets under management (AuM) with inflows from multiple institutional investors in July bringing 2019 year to date inflows to more than USD 600 million and AuM to USD 2.4 billion
New Street Research has appointed Bryan Fingeroot to a senior sales role in the Americas effective 16 April, based in New York. Fingeroot has an extensive background in equity sales and marketing, having most recently been MD and Head of
In line with the broader hedge fund market, the average Alternative UCITS fund showed negative performance in Q1. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS index declined by 0.56 per cent in March, bringing 2018 YTD to -0.69 per cent. Most Alternative
The number of Jersey Private Funds (JPF) had increased 25 per cent in six months. Figures from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) showed that the number of JPFs, a structure introduced in 2017 to cater specifically for the needs
Nick Eatock is to return as Intelliflo’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the departure of Hamish Purdey, who is leaving the firm to pursue new challenges. Purdey joined Intelliflo in November 2014, at which time Eatock took on the role
The Beacon Group is an independent group of companies providing management, consulting, administration, accounting and other related services to offshore and domestic hedge funds and other international entities. It is licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority to provide corporate secretarial
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.17 per cent in August, bringing its year-to-date return to 6.58 per cent. Roughly 32.6 per cent of the hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains over the first eight
By Joe McGrath – While litigation funders have been celebrating growth and success in Western markets, they are also keen to seize opportunities further afield with Asian jurisdictions increasingly finding favour… For investors keeping close watch of industry developments over the summer,
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is the first exchange customer in Asia to successfully deploy Nasdaq SMARTS Market Surveillance’s latest machine learning and participant relationship discovery technology across its equity market. Nasdaq has worked closely with HKEX’s Market Surveillance
