Hedge funds made gains of 1.43 per cent in September, the highest monthly return seen since January. This has continued 2017’s strong run of performance; the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark has seen year-to-date gains reach +8.28 per cent, the
CBOE Holdings is rebranding as Cboe Global Markets in a bid to ‘better reflect the evolving nature and spirit of the company’. The change comes following the acquisition of Bats Global Markets (Bats) earlier this year. The company’s new name,
HC Global Funds Services (HC Global), a provider of fund administration services to seed fund, accelerator fund, venture, and private equity funds as well as special purpose vehicles, has formed a strategic partnership with AST Private Company Solutions (AST PCS).
Linedata has launched an updated interface between its order management system (OMS) Linedata Longview, and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) strategic platform for the central matching of cross-border transactions, CTM, as the sector readies itself for MiFID II
Wilshire Consulting, the institutional investment advisory and outsourced-CIO (OCIO) business unit of Wilshire Associates, is to support the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) in conducting its “Alpha Search” which seeks to identify managers based on their ability to deliver
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched of SGX Iron Ore Futures Indices, a suite of inverse and leveraged indices calculated off the SGX TSI Iron Ore CFR China (62 per cent Fe Fines) Index Futures. This is the first series of
Tradeweb Markets, a leading global provider of fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, announced the launch of swaptions trading on TW SEF. Garda Capital Partners LP, an alternative asset manager focused on providing uncorrelated fixed income investment strategies, executed the
Effective immediately, Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services is offering the new information product Eurex Retail Europe, which contains selected Eurex products to private investors free of charge. Following the free trial phase, the data will be offered for EUR1
CMi2i’s shareholder identification analysis can now be accessed through Bloomberg’s investor relations (IR) functionality within the Bloomberg Terminal. Reliable and comprehensive information on companies’ shareholders is crucial for IR managers. Collecting this information can be challenging, especially in jurisdictions where
Asset management consultancy MJ Hudson has launched its Fund Management Solutions team in continental Europe, from new offices in central Luxembourg. The Luxembourg office provides its clients with increased options post-Brexit and guarantees EU operating capacity. Research conducted recently
