The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 0.41 per cent during the month of July, kicking off the second half of the year on a positive note, despite trailing behind the MSCI AC World Index (Local) which rallied 2.59 per cent
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.71 per cent in July, outperforming the -0.15 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
Picton Mahoney Asset Management (Picton Mahoney) has added three Fortified Alternative Funds to its existing Fortified Fund family. providing Canadian retail investors with additional access to the sophisticated hedging techniques and alternative investing strategies that Picton Mahoney has been offering
iM Global Partner is to acquire a 20 per cent interest in Zadig Asset Management, an independent European equities specialist with USD1.8 billion AUM and 15 employees based in London and Luxembourg. Zadig Asset Management will be the sixth Partner to
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone – together with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and GIC – have completed the previously announced partnership transaction with Thomson Reuters for Thomson Reuters’ Financial & Risk (F&R) business. The Blackstone-led consortium now
The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT and the clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC) have supported the Irish power exchange SEMOpx by setting up a Day-Ahead and Intraday market in Ireland and Northern Ireland, including clearing and settlement. The
Sydney-based Vertex Capital Management International has launched a long/short Australian equity fund that mirrors the management of its Australian unit trust, The VCM Relat
Managed futures posted positive results overall in February with a 0.32 per cent return for the month according to the Barclay CTA Index. Despite February’s positive results, however, the index is down 0.16 per cent year to date. Five of
Principal Global Investors is to acquire a 55 per cent stake in Liongate Capital Management (Liongate), a global alternative investment boutique based in London and New York focused on managing portfolios of hedge funds. Founded in 2003, Liongate has approximately
The Vienna Stock Exchange is now distributing the first crypto index calculated by the LIMEYARD joint venture in cooperation with Decentriq, a specialist in distributed ledger technology. The central data feed of the Vienna Stock Exchange reaches around 250 data customers
