Franklin Templeton Investments has launched Franklin K2 Global Macro Opportunities Fund for US investors, a multi-manager fund that invests in a variety of global macro strategies sub-advised by institutional-quality hedge strategy managers. Global macro hedge strategies generally have the widest
Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic and LexisNexis Risk Solutions have formed a strategic alliance that integrates LexisNexis Risk Solutions extensive anti-money laundering risk management data into Elliptic’s Bitcoin transaction monitoring and compliance products. The two firms have built a proof-of-concept that leverages financial intelligence data from LexisNexis
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by the French Powernext SA, saw a total volume of 86.1 TWh traded in July 2016 which represents a growth of 20 per cent compared to the previous year (71.6 TWh). Spot trading
CBOE Holdings has declared an increased dividend of USD0.25 per share for the third quarter of 2016, representing a 9 per cent increase compared to the prior quarter's dividend of USD0.23 per share. The third quarter dividend is payable on
KCG Holdings is to acquire Neonet Securities, an independent agency broker and execution specialist based in Stockholm, from its shareholders Hay Tor Capital, KAS BANK and Cidron Delfi Intressenter Holding. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Elevate, a provider of online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, has increased its credit facility with Victory Park Capital (VPC), a privately held registered investment adviser dedicated to alternative investing, by an additional USD100 million to a total of USD545
Nasdaq Nordic is planning to make changes to the Alternative Investment Funds market on Nasdaq Copenhagen. The changes include renaming the current market segment OMX CPH Other Collective Investments and adding two new instrument subtypes, AIF and Capital Associations.
Man Group, the largest listed hedge fund group in the world, has published interim results to end June 2016 that show that funds under management are down from the end December figure of USD78.7 billion to USD76.4 billion. Net inflows
Incline Investment Management (IIM) is marking the fourth anniversary of its proprietary investment program, the Systematic Hybrid Strategy, which has outperformed its benchmark, the HFRX Macro: Systematic Diversified CTA Index by close to 25 per cent since its launch in
Operations technology startup Predictive has acquired 2338 Technologies, an early-stage, privately-backed startup developing machine learning technologies. The purchase price has not been disclosed. 2338’s technology will now power PredictiveOps, a SaaS application that is aiming to transform language in
