Although the macroeconomic picture for Europe has been muted in the past 24 months, the continent’s alternatives industry is moving from strength to strength, according to Preqin’s second annual Alternatives in Europe report in published in partnership with Amundi. 2018
Federal Way Asset Management, an investment management firm offering both alternatives management and fiduciary management services with approximately USD5.6 billion in assets, including USD3.7 billion on a discretionary basis, has changed its name to Aptitude Investment Management. “Since becoming an
Tradeweb Markets, a provider of fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, saw trading activity in European spread products/Eurobonds reach a record-breaking EUR73.8 billion in the first quarter of 2017. This beat Q1 2016 by 22.3 per cent and the previous
JTC Group, a provider of fund, corporate and fiduciary services, has expanded its global footprint to include the Netherlands through the acquisition of New Amsterdam Cititrust (NACT). The deal, which remains subject to regulatory approvals, will see the entire management
Aston Hill Financial has completed a transaction with Front Street Capital 2004 and Tuscarora Capital to combine their respective companies, creating a new independent asset management firm LOGiQ. Effective immediately, Joe Canavan is the new chief executive officer of the
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased its volume on the power derivatives market in June by 14 per cent to 263.6 TWh compared to the previous year. This growth was driven in particular by the German (161.8 TWh, +22 per
American Century Investments has expanded its suite of liquid alternative investment strategies with the AC Alternatives Disciplined Long Short Fund, which is aimed at clients and investors who are seeking equities with potentially lower volatility. "AC Alternatives Disciplined Long Short
Global hedge fund middle office and accounting firm Viteos has been awarded Best Global Shadow Accounting Firm at the Hedgeweek Global Awards 2017. Hedgeweek notes that the awards recognise “excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers (and) celebrate the achievements
Vincent Au, the portfolio manager at New York-based hedge fund management firm Gondor Capital Management, has told investors that the best measuring stick in determining performance are quarterly and yearly returns. “A good measuring stick is the returns of a
The valuation of European stock markets is proving less attractive than previously, notably because of higher long term government bond rates, according to Renaud Froissart, manager of the Quaero European Long Short Equity Fund. The fund returned minus 2.7 per
