This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Infrastructure, Q1 2015 reflects on the first quarter’s infrastructure fundraising activity. Fundraising for unlisted infrastructure funds declined in Q1 2015, with just four funds closing, raising an aggregate USD5.3 billion in institutional capital
Altana Wealth, the asset management group, has teamed up with Godot Huard, a behavioural computer scientist, who has developed a unique system based on the theory that ‘directors know best’. There is much academic evidence to support the theory that
Societe Generale has launched Tempo, a collateral management outsourcing solution aimed both at buy-side and sell-side market participants, including traditional and alternative asset managers, institutional investors, banks and major corporates. A unique, multi-asset offering, “Tempo” alleviates the complexity, cost and
Investment management sector technology specialist RFA (Richard Fleischman & Associates) has launched a new data governance solution for the alternative asset industry. The data governance service extends the full functionality previously only offered by enterprise level data governance services to the
The Henley Business School has launched its Executive Hedge Fund Program in Hong Kong, a unique concept developed with Steve Bernstein, CEO of SinoPac Solutions and Services, a veteran of the Hedge Fund industry. The program will be created and
Event-driven manager Burren Capital Advisors has launched its Global Arbitrage equities fund on the MontLake UCITS platform, which provides investors with access to a range of liquid, transparent and regulated investment products domiciled in Dublin. The MontLake Burren Global Arbitrage
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has filed rules to launch a second options exchange – EDGX Options – with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). BATS is planning to launch the new exchange in November 2015, pending SEC approval. EDGX Options
Omgeo has launched new global custodian and prime broker automation capabilities in Omgeo ALERT, the online global database for the maintenance and communication of account information and SSIs. The release, ALERT 5.0, includes the Global Custodian Direct feature, which enables
CBOE Holdings is planning to launch options on the MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI EAFE Indexes on Tuesday, 21 April. The ticker symbols will be MXEF and MXEA respectively. Under an agreement with MSCI, announced in December 2014, options on
Credibility Capital, a marketplace lender focused on prime credit small business borrowers, has launched its online lending platform at www.CredibilityCapital.com. New York-based company seeks to close a critical gap in small business lending, providing affordable financing solutions to businesses many
