Goldman Sachs veterans Rob Allard and Jonathan Egol are to launch Firebreak Capital (Firebreak) later this year, a dedicated private debt hedge fund focusing on the opportunities created by financial regulatory reform and bank capital requirements. With the rapid
Aurum, a specialist investment manager focusing on hedge fund portfolios, has launched Project Regeneration, a unique scheme that will allow companies to build a meaningful environmental policy. Developed in conjunction with the UK-based charity Synchronicity Earth to help Aurum meet
Nordea Asset Management has launched a high yielding renminbi-denominated Asian credit fund. Joining the multi-boutique Nordea 1 Sicav, the Renminbi High Yield Bond Fund is managed by Asian fixed income specialists Income Partners. The new fund invests in USD-denominated Asian
Hermes Investment Management has added to its suite of global fixed income offerings with the launch of the Hermes Absolute Return Credit Fund, a UCITS fund which targets a positive investment return over a rolling 12 month period irrespective of
The Dutch hedge fund industry may be dwarfed in size by its London and New York peers, but you wouldn’t have realised that from the noise and enthusiasm generated at the recent Alternatives4Children (A4C) spring fund raising party at Amsterdam’s ANDAZ
Trium Capital has launched the Trium Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, which has been seeded by Trium Capital, and will be run by a team headed by James Jarvis, who joined the firm from PAAMCO’s Portfolio Management team. The team has
Deer Park Road is to launch a new fund – the SBF Opportunities Fund – on 1 July. The new fund will complement Deer Park’s two existing funds, STS Partners Fund and Burgess Creek Fund. As with Deer Park’s existing
Independent agency broker and execution specialist Neonet has added to its algorithmic trading suite with the launch of the new “Capture” algorithm. Capture is a liquidity seeking algorithm designed to leverage a number of underlying algorithmic models and methodologies across
Under AIFMD, alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) looking to market their funds within the EU, Switzerland, and EFTA countries need to obtain and maintain an “EU Passport”. As such, the AIFMs are required to register themselves and their managed funds
Citi has launched futures trading functionality on Citi Velocity, the trading platform that provides clients with access to Citi’s research and liquidity across FX, Rates and Credit. Launched in January 2012, Velocity 2.0 is continuously upgraded to include new features
