Preqin’s 2016 Global Hedge Fund Report finds that 2015 was another challenging year for the industry, during which the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark recorded gains of 2.02 per cent, compared with 4.65 per cent in 2014. Despite this, total
Returns from Quaero Capital’s Infrastructure Securities strategy have taken off after the manager backed Europe’s outperforming airports. The Airports sector was up by over 10 per cent in the last month. Spanish operator Aena was up 11 per cent, and
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect the performance of the global hedge fund industry, finished down 1.42 per cent in January. The Managed Futures strategy was the strongest performer for the month, with a
The Chicago Board Options Exchange plans to list S&P 500 Index (SPX) Wednesday-expiring Weeklys options beginning 23 February, 2016. CBOE's new SPX Wednesday-expiring Weeklys options, or "Wednesday Weeklys," will generally have the same characteristics as CBOE's Friday-expiring SPX Weeklys options,
Linedata has launched its digital Linedata Mobil'Ekip solution, which allows key tasks and information to be managed and accessed from mobile platforms, such as smart phones and tablets. It operates in conjunction with the core Linedata Ekip360 system. Linedata Mobil'Ekip
The January 2016 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR8,682 million (+0.6 per cent compared with January 2015). The first twelve months of the year are the best month ever in terms of number
Currently, there are 101 Approved Investment Managers licensed in the BVI, based on figures published by the Islands' financial regulator, the BVI Financial Services Commission (as of 30 September 2015). Factor in that the BVI now has two new fund
Mygale, the new vehicle for the European-focused event driven strategy that CIO Neil Tofts previously deployed at Deephaven Capital Management, KBC Alternatives, and Merrill Lynch, has launched the Mygale Event Driven UCITS Fund on the MontLake UCITS Platform. Toftsl has
The Guernsey funds sector enjoyed its largest growth in four years during the first quarter of 2017. The latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission show that the net asset value of funds under management and administration in the
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Markets Entity Identifier Utility (GMEI Utility) has issued more than 200,000 legal entity identifiers (LEIs) to entities from over 184 jurisdictions since its launch in August 2012. This represents a 20 per
