Hedge funds are up 7.27 per cent for the year, posting better performance compared to a modest 3.68 per cent gains last year, according to Eurekahedge’s final monthly report for 2017. Asset base for the industry grew by USD188.2 billion
LCH has extended its CDSClear platform to include the clearing of credit index options. This addition to LCH’s credit derivatives clearing service follows the launch of CDX high-yield clearing in July 2017. LCH is the first CCP to design, develop
Atalaya Capital Management has appointed investment industry veteran Matthew Rothfleisch as a Partner. With his deep experience in middle market distressed investing and more liquid strategies, Rothfleisch complements Atalaya’s existing private investment capabilities and position the firm to capitalise on public
4Alts has selected Sudrania Fund Services (Sudrania) to provide fund administration and related services to its multi-manager hedge fund platform with daily liquidity capability. 4Alts was recently created by former HFR and AON executives from Chicago; past HFR Asset Management
Singapore-based OC Horizon FinTech has concluded its first month of activity in blockchain related asset investment, having achieved a 24 per cent return in November. The firm says the fund is invested in a mixture of blockchain-related equities and digital
TABB Group is expanding its European operations with the establishment of new office space in the City of London. As the final countdown to MiFID II begins, TABB’s new UK office enables the firm to expand its reach in Europe
iM Global Partner, an investment and development platform focused on acquiring strategic investments in best-in-class traditional and alternative investment firms in the US, Europe and Asia, has appointed Nimo Rijhwani as Western Sales Director of iM Global Partner US (iMGPUS).
FlexTrade’s broker-neutral EMS, FlexTRADER, has extended its integration with thinkFolio, IHS Markit’s cross-asset investment management platform. Combining IHS Markit and FlexTrade’s expertise in the execution and order management system space provides sophisticated and global cross-asset trading capabilities delivered seamlessly across
By Northern Trust – With Regulation Best Interest in the rearview mirror, the SEC is poised to finalise rules governing fund of fund arrangements. Following the adoption of the long-delayed final Regulation Best Interest in June, what’s next for the US Securities
Following the directives of the Energy and Climate Authority (DGEC), Powernext has published information about renewable energy consumed in France in 2018. According to its obligation toward the Energy and Climate Authority (Direction Direction Générale de l’Energie et du Climat
