Vistra, a provider of international incorporations, trust, fiduciary, private office, and fund administration services, has acquired Canyon CTS (Canyon), a boutique capital markets corporate and trust business headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, with offices in Dublin and New York. The deal
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for August 2019 measured -0.43 per cent. Hedge fund flows, meanwhile, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.21 per cent in September. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has signed an exclusive licence agreement with Hedge Fund Research (HFR), a specialist in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry, to launch a series of products that will track a range
The hedge fund industry posted negative returns in August, dropping 0.78 per cent, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was down 1.58 per cent
One year after launch, RAM Active Investments reports that its Long/Short Global Equities strategy has more than USD370 million of assets under management, and has generated an annual return of 4.6 per cent net of fees with volatility of 3.8 per cent. The
TD Asset Management (TDAM) has added the TD Greystone Real Asset Pooled Fund Trust to its existing suite of alternative investment solutions for accredited investors. The new fund joins the TD Greystone Mortgage and Short Bond Pooled Fund Trust and
Hedge fund returns were mainly beta-driven last week, with equity markets on the rise across all regions, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross-asset Research team. As a result, L/S Equity and to some extent Special Situations funds
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has made a proposal to the Board of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to combine the two companies. The Board of HKEX says a combination with LSEG represents ‘a highly compelling strategic opportunity to create
The first investable British cryptocurrency mine has launched. The mine, which will be Britain’s biggest, will be open to qualified investors through a limited company – The Third Bladetec Bitcoin Mine Ltd – which is governed and protected by UK
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.27 per cent in August, underperforming the 0.38 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
