Last month, hedge funds posted their strongest performance since January as 2017’s performance drivers – Equity Hedge, Technology, Healthcare and Emerging Markets – led the way, according to HFRI. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) gained 1.2 per cent
Alternative assets platform CoInvestor has made three senior hires to its client team to bolster the rapid adoption of its software as a service for financial advisers and fund managers. The company has appointed Darren Fletcher formerly at Intelliflo, a
Gresham House, the specialist alternative asset manager, has appointed Simon Stilwell as a Non-Executive Director effective 18 December 2017. With over 20 years’ experience in the City, Stilwell was, until 2015, Chief Executive of Liberum, the investment bank that he
Asian hedge fund platform OP Investment Management Ltd (OPIM), in partnership with Watercourse Advisors, is to launch the Watercourse Macro Fund SP of Sunrise SPC, a Cayman-domiciled hedge fund for professional investors only. The absolute return fund will deploy a
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for November 2017 measured -0.40 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 0.18 per cent in December. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index showed a
Boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has become a champion-level sponsor of Women in Funds, a social community for female leaders in the private investment funds industry and select senior leaders at law firms, allocators, and industry consultants. “As a firm
Hedge funds edged higher last week as CTAs and Global Macro strategies outperformed and the remaining hedge fund strategies were flat, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. CTAs were fuelled by their long equity
Total securities market turnover value at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) was at SGD25.5 billion in July, up 14 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 21 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), over 21 trading days. There were 21 trading days in June
Driven by SEC modernisation and continually changing regulatory requirements, Confluence is predicting a year of anxiety in 2018, but eventual positive systemic change, as firms work to achieve efficiency while meeting a broad range of back office demands. Confluence predicts
By Gary Janaway (pictured), Chief Operating Officer, KNEIP – With MiFID II around the corner, now is a good time for asset managers to re-think their approach to distribution. When MiFID II goes live on 3 January, it will be
