Eurex and Korea Exchange (KRX) has signed a contract to extend their cooperation by listing Mini KOSPI 200 index futures during Eurex trading hours. In addition, Euro STOXX 50 futures will be traded and cleared in Korean Won on KRX
Managed futures traders lost 1.47 per cent in March according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is now up 1.36 per cent after three months in 2016. “Trend reversals in the USD, energy, and emerging markets
The latest Preqin research finds that having made gains of 7.54 per cent in 2015, Asia-Pacific-focused hedge funds recorded losses of 2.02 per cent through the opening quarter of the year, the lowest performance of any region. While the hedge
Hedge fund capital declined in Q1 2016, as volatile markets and early quarter performance resulted in falling investor risk tolerance and led to redemptions from underperforming strategies, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report. Total global hedge
London-headquartered Omni Partners has launched its third secured lending fund, Omni Secured Lending Fund III LP, with initial commitments of approximately USD60 million, and a target of USD400 million of assets. The firm writes that OSL III provides its underlying
Catalyst Funds, an alternative-focused mutual fund company, is converting a fifth hedge fund product – the Catalyst/Millburn Hedge Strategy Fund (MBXIX) – to a mutual fund. It is the latest alternative offering from Catalyst that brings an investment strategy once
Ellipsis Asset Management (Ellipsis AM) has retained Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) to provide master-feeder solutions to support the distribution of its French flagship funds in Europe. Since January 2016, Ellipsis AM has launched two new sub-funds within its UCITS
BlackRock and Bank of America’s asset management business, BofA Global Capital Management, have completed a transaction transferring investment management responsibilities of approximately USD80 billion of AUM currently managed by BofA Global Capital Management to BlackRock. The assets of five taxable
Angel Oak Capital Advisors is acquiring the Rainier High Yield Fund as part of the Angel Oak Trust. Shareholders voted to approve the reorganisation of the Fund and its investment team into the Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities Fund. The
CNO Financial Group has invested in a non-controlling minority stake in Tennenbaum Capital Partners (TCP), a Los Angeles-based investment management firm with over USD6 billion in committed capital under management. TCP will continue to operate on a stand-alone basis
