A growing number of Jersey-registered fund managers are opting to future-proof their strategies and market into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), according to the latest figures from Jersey’s regulator, the
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2019 measured 0.42 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.38 per cent in August. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for August
Cryptocurrencies have been a hot button topic among investors over the last 12 months but amid all the hype, the key question is: Is this a de facto asset class? Or merely an exotic star that will burn brightly only
Cboe Global Markets has reported a record week of trading activity with several single-day records across the company’s exchanges and products set between 2 February 8 February. Trading of options on the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) at Cboe Options Exchange
All Societe Generale CTA indices posted positive performance in January. In fact, this has been the best start to a year since 2016, with 80 per cent of the CTA index constituents in positive territory. The strong performance has been
Total Singapore Exchange securities market value was at SGD29.4 billion in January, up 53 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 40 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), over 22 trading days. There were 20 trading days in December 2017 and 20 in
Hedge funds had another positive month in July, returning 0.44 per cent according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was up 0.66 per cent in July. Hedge funds continue to
Rational Funds has launched the Rational Special Situations Income Fund (RFXIX), which utilises an investment strategy primarily focused on non-agency residential mortgage backed securities. The fund, which originally launched as a hedge fund in 2009 and was converted into a
NextWave Ventures, a venture-capital firm specialising in the commercialisation of early-stage technologies, today formed Apical Technology, a portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Advanced by Ron St Onge and Jim St Onge, Apical is the result of nearly 20 years
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO) has launched PAAMCO Alternative Beta, the latest tool in the firm’s suite of institutional liquid alpha solutions. PAAMCO Alternative Beta offers a portfolio of alternative risk premia diversified across strategies, asset classes and implementations. It
