Local Pensions Partnership has launched the LPP I Fixed Income Fund, its inaugural fund dedicated to investing in fixed income as an asset class. The fund aims to deliver optimal long-term risk-adjusted returns, capitalising on opportunities in the global fixed
CMC Markets, a spread betting and contracts for difference (CFD) provider, is now offering its customers three new commodity indices: the Energy Index, Agricultural Index and Precious Metals Index. This gives clients the opportunity to invest in multiple raw materials
Brisbane-based emerging manager WPT has just launched its first flagship fund, WPT Alpha Fund a purely quantitative long/short equity fund with the objective of achieving an absolute return uncorrelated to the S&P 500 index. The model-driven approach is designed to
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has reported a sustained strong uptake in the Jersey Private Fund (JPF), with 100 structures being formed since its launch less than one year ago. The 100th JPF was registered by the JFSC last
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, has reported its strongest spot volumes in February 2018 with 112.4 TWh (previous record: 95.7 TWh in December 2017). Extreme weather conditions in the later part of the month helped bring
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 1 per cent last week, with Event-Driven strategies outperforming, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Merger Arbitrage funds benefitted from their top M&A positions. Long positions on
Timothy Graf, head of macro strategy for EMEA at State Street Global Markets; Antoine Lesné, head of EMEA strategy and research for SPDR ETFs; and Elliot Hentov, head of policy and research – official institutions for EMEA at State Street
Lighthouse Investment Partners is to acquire substantially all of the assets of Mesirow Advanced Strategies (MAS) multi-manager hedge fund division. A significant portion of the MAS team is expected to join Lighthouse as part of the transition and will continue
PenderFund Capital Management (Pender) is to acquire the investment fund management contracts for five investment funds managed by Vertex One – the Vertex Value Fund, Vertex Enhanced Income Fund and Vertex Growth Fund, which are offered publicly pursuant to a
Fiera Capital Corporation is to acquire Clearwater Capital Partners (Clearwater), an Asia-focused credit and special situations investment firm. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Clearwater is a privately held employee-owned asset manager with USD1.4 billion in assets under management. Clearwater’s assets will
