Newscape Capital Group, the London based investment firm, has launched its third specialist Ucits fund. The Newscape Dynamic Rates and Currency Fund will target an annualised return of 12 to 15 per cent with annualised volatility expected to be around
Fiera Capital Corporation (Fiera Capital) is to acquire acquire all of the outstanding shares of Foresters Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foresters Financial. Foresters Asset Management is an Ontario-based investment management firm focused on institutional and insurance liability-driven
Hedge funds extended their run of positive returns to four straight months in April, returning 1.21 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index rose
FTSE Group has launched the FTSE Super Liquid Index Series (SLQ), a broad family of real-time free float market capitalisation weighted indices designed to mimic the characteristics of key FTSE indices via a smaller, highly liquid universe of stocks. FTSE
By Beatrice Bedeschi – Thanks to the shale oil revolution, the US is set to become one of the leading oil producing countries in the coming years. But with a global 0.5 per cent sulphur cap for marine fuels imposed by
Institutional investors feel that regulators are not in tune with investor requirements, according to a survey commissioned by structuring specialist Alceda. The survey of 49 UK institutional investors was conducted by Kepler Partners at the Global Macro Ucits Conference in
Virtu Financial has acquired the Designated Market Maker (DMM) business for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NYSE Amex. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. “This acquisition is consistent with Virtu’s primary business objective of providing highly
An institutional investor survey commissioned by Alceda has revealed that 73 per cent of investors do not feel that regulators are in tune with their requirements. The survey of 49 UK institutional investors was conducted by Kepler Partners LLP at
Orangefield Group, a provider of administration, management and trust services, has acquired hedge fund administrator Columbus Avenue Consulting. The division will officially operate under the Orangefield-Columbus brand. Orangefield-Columbus has over USD25bn in assets under administration. Clients will continue to work
Alternative UCITS funds returned 0.32 per cent in November according to Geneva-based Alix Capital, provider of the UCITS Alternative Index Global. That takes YTD returns to 1.13 per cent. All but three strategies made positive gains last month. The best
