HFR reports that total capital invested in Emerging Markets (EM) hedge funds climbed to a record level to begin 2017, as energy commodities and the US dollar posted strong gains. Assets dedicated to EM funds increased to USD200.7 billion (1.38
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for August 2017 measured 0.90 per cent. Hedge fund flows meanwhile, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index, advanced 0.13 per cent in September. “SS&C GlobeOp’s
Following the appointment of Mike Ward in October 2016 to head new business development, Global Prime Partners has launched a new structured products business. Matt Robinson will serve as head of structured products sales, while Ross Trotman has been appointed
January data from Eurekahedge reveals that hedge funds started the year up 0.87 per cent in January with managers reporting performance-based gains of USD1.3 billion. Investor subscriptions stood at USD1.2 billion during the start of the year. In annual year
The number of alternative fund managers marketing into Europe through Jersey’s national private placement regimes (NPPRs) continued to rise during the first half of 2017 whilst there has been a strong uptake in the latest addition to Jersey’s regulatory regime,
STOXX Ltd, the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a provider of tradable index concepts, has launched the EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Sector, Rating and Maturity Bucket Sub-Indices. They expand the EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Index,
Wilrik Sinia (pictured) is co-founder of the Amsterdam-based hedge fund manager, Mint Tower Capital, whose flagship Mint Tower Arbitrage Fund focuses on convertible and volatility arbitrage. Prior to establishing Mint Tower in 2010, Sinia and Mint Tower’s three other co-founders were
Nasdaq and Borse Dubai have signed an agreement to bolster the technological infrastructure of Dubai’s stock exchanges, Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai, and improve post-trade practices. DFM has been a Nasdaq Market Technology client since its inception in 2000.
MMA Capital Management has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of TSSP, a special situations investment platform, to form a solar lending joint venture. The joint venture will operate under the name Renewable Energy Lending (REL) and will provide
RAM Active Investments (RAM AI), an active and alternative asset management company, has launched RAM (Lux) Systematic Funds – Long/Short Global Equities. The fund, available in daily-dealing UCITS format, will be collectively managed by Thomas de Saint-Seine (pictured), Maxime Botti
