LRI Group, an independent investment services company, has partnered with QC Partners to launch its VolatilityIncome fund. QC Partners, a Frankfurt based asset management company, has launched the fund in response to the current market environment, with derivative markets signalling
Luminex Trading & Analytics, a buy side-owned trading venue delivering block executions, has added a conditional order type to its unique, buy side-only alternative trading system (ATS). This upgrade has helped make January 2018 Luminex’s best-ever month by volume. Luminex’s
RMB Asset Management, in partnership with Mendon Capital, has launched a new global long/short financial strategy. The new strategy requires a minimum investment of USD250,000 and is an extension of Mendon’s current US financial strategy, which is also offered in
Quant Insight (QI), a macro analytics firm that applies innovative quantitative techniques to financial markets, has appointed Garrett Curran, former CEO of Credit Suisse UK, as the latest addition to its Advisory Board. QI has also expanded its sales team
Linedata has launched a new version of its Linedata Global Hedge platform, designed to meet asset managers’ evolving challenges by improving efficiency, product delivery flexibility, data management and automation across the portfolio management lifecycle. Linedata says that the latest version
CUSIP Global Services (CGS) has launched an enhanced version of its popular New Issue Alert Service, CUSIP Pulse, which now provides automated, near real-time updates on any changes to the CUSIP database. Designed to improve reference data transparency by providing
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.55 per cent in July, underperforming the 0.77 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information analytical applications, has formed a strategic relationship with CG Blockchain, a developer of blockchain technology for the investment industry. FactSet clients will now have access to CG Blockchain products through its BCT Fundstore.
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) has appointed Ken Fry as Non-Executive Chairman, with Penny Judd and John Paton also joining the Board, as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer respectively. Fry (pictured), joined the Board in May
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark generated 2.18 per cent in January. This is the strongest start to a calendar year since 2013 (+3.49 per cent) and the highest return in a single calendar month since July 2016 (+2.24 per
