The hedge fund industry faces a challenging environment in Europe, with overall assets under management declining in 2016, and net asset outflows continuing through Q1 2017, according to a new report from Preqin. Hedge Funds In Europe reveals that as
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) subsidiary, Interactive Data, is to work with AllianceBernstein (AB) to help the firm evaluate its trade execution quality and perform transaction cost analysis (TCA). The work will be done across various mutual funds and separately managed portfolios using
Barclays has launched the Barclays Merger Arbitrage US Index Family, a new addition to the Barclays range of Quantitative Investment Strategies. Barclays launched its first Merger Arbitrage indices in 2010. The addition of the new index family will allow investors to
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of -0.77 per cent in December. The decline was the industry’s fifth negative month in the second half of 2015 and eighth of the year, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Performance
Neuberger Berman has extended its range of alternative solutions with the launch of the Neuberger Berman Uncorrelated Strategies Fund. The UCITS Fund went live with USD71 million in seed capital from clients in the UK, Switzerland and Scandinavia. The fund’s
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order granting Eurex Clearing AG (Eurex Clearing) registration as a derivatives clearing organisation (DCO) under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Under the order, Eurex Clearing will be authorised to provide
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), a non-profit organisation for professionals in the alternative investment industry, has selected Solidarité Femmes as the beneficiary of all 2016 fundraising activities in Switzerland. Funds raised by 100 Women in Hedge Funds will be
All six of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded negative performance in January. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and
The Libero Development Fund has beaten its objective of a return of 12 per cent net per annum for investors, returning 12.6 per cent. Founded by asset management professionals Mary Murphy (pictured), and Iain Cahill, the fund is now in
With 3,506.2 billion EURof assets under management as at 31 December 2015, Luxembourg has retained its position as the leading investment fund domicile in Europe, growing by 13.29 per cent during 2015. The number of investment funds stood at 3,878.
