Specialist fund management company Liontrust has completed the acquisition of Neptune Investment Management Limited. The Neptune investment team, headed by Robin Geffen and which is now named the Liontrust Global Equity team, has joined Liontrust along with 19 Global, Income,
All strategies performed well this week with CTAs taking the lead, supported by their short dollar positions and long energy positions, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. The diversified L/S Equity and Special Situations
Hedge funds were down 0.13 per cent at the end of Q1 2018 – their worst quarterly showing since Q1 2016, according to the April 2018 Eurekahedge Report. Industry assets meanwhile expanded by USD31.1 billion over the quarter, largely on
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) has launched the RBC BlueBay Global Bond Fund, a globally diversified fixed income fund designed as a core portfolio holding for US investors. The RBC BlueBay Global Bond Fund is actively managed by the
Mike Amey, PIMCO’s head of sterling portfolio management and ESG strategies on the challenges facing the Bank of England… The Bank of England has had to navigate a difficult set of circumstances in its attempts to raise interest rates. As
So far in the media, Brexit has been discussed from an essentially British perspective. But the implications – especially in the case of a no-deal departure from the EU – could have an impact far beyond the borders of the UK. Marianne Scordel of Bougeville Consulting
iBoxx TRS notional volumes hit a new all-time high of USD23.9 billion in June, surpassing the previous record high of USD19.3 billion set in March, and nearly three-times the volumes recorded in June 2015. Increases in iBoxx TRS volumes on
TFG Asset management, a diversified alternative asset manager that owns majority and minority private equity stakes in asset management companies, is broadening its structured credit investing business under Tetragon Credit Partners. The business has evolved from a historic focus on primary
SS&C Technologies Holdings, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has completed the acquisition of DST Systems, a global strategic advisory, technology, and operations outsourcing company. The addition of DST’s financial services and healthcare businesses provides SS&C with
SS&C Technologies Holdings, is to acquire certain Algorithmics and related assets from IBM. Algorithmics provides leading risk analytic products and services for the financial services industry worldwide. The addition of Algorithmics, which is expected to be completed in the fourth
