Managed futures traders gained 0.64 per cent in July according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is down 1.04 per cent for the year. The BTOP50 Index, which tracks 20 of the largest CTAs, showed a
Fund Partners (FP), a UK-based independent ACD (Authorised Corporate Director) has hired Chris Spencer as the new Managing Director for its London office. FP was recently acquired by FundRock, one of the largest independent UCITS and AIFM investment management companies
Global fixed-income manager Western Asset has taken a minority ownership stake in Flat Rock Global, a new alternative asset manager focused on developing yield-driven investment strategies in asset classes under-served by the mainstream banking sector. John Thomson of Thomson Equity
Fincad, a provider of valuation and risk analytics, has added coverage for mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and structured fixed income securities to its F3 solution via integration with data analytics providers AD&Co and Intex. Buy side firms can use F3 to
Hedge Funds gained 1.11 per cent in July according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has risen every month this year and is up a cumulative 5.48 per cent for 2017. “July was another winning
NEX Regulatory Reporting, a NEX Group business which provides regulatory reporting services across global regulatory regimes, has launched a new solution to support the EMIR Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) Rewrite. Due to come into effect on 28 October 2017, ESMA’s
Hedge funds posted gains in September extending a record streak of HFRI positive performance to 11 consecutive months. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) advanced 0.5 per cent for the month, led by gains in Equity Hedge and Event-Driven
Cowen has completed the integration of Cowen Execution Services’ prime brokerage business, which was acquired as part of Cowen’s acquisition of Convergex earlier this year. FINRA approved the integration of the acquired business into Cowen’s prime services division, Cowen Prime
The impact of the ongoing coronavirus crisis – which has seen an unprecedented market sell-off give way to a dizzying equity rally, with heightened volatility still tentatively looming over all manner of companies and sectors – is providing a rich
By George Ralph (pictured), RFA – If you hadn’t already got enough on the agenda for this year, MiFID II – Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II – and its accompanying regulation, Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) are looming
