CONCERT Global, a Silicon Valley-based advisory technology firm, has formed an alliance with iCapital Network to deliver a complete alternative investments solution to CONCERT’s growing network of independent advisors and broker/dealers. “Alternative investments can play a critical role in a
Man Group has reported funds under management (FUM) of USD78.6 billion as at 31 March 2016, down slightly from the company’s 31 December total of USD78.7 billion. Net inflows in the quarter totaled USD0.5 billion, comprising sales of USD5.1 billion and
Park Square Capital Partners has launched its third subordinated debt fund, securing EUR1.2 billion of investor commitments with advice from Carey Olsen's investment fund specialists. The fund, Park Square Capital Partners III, will continue the strategy of investing in the
Interactive Data, a provider of fixed-income evaluated pricing, and subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has made its Liquidity Indicators Service available for European and Asia-Pacific corporate and sovereign securities. This represents an expansion of its North American services, and leverages
MaKro is aiming to set a new standard in global macro analysis by combining predictive analytics with quantitative political and economic risk loss data to deliver best-in-class market insight and company-specific risk probabilities and loss estimates. “MaKro’s combination of true
All six of IndexIQ’s family of IQ Hedge Indexes recorded positive performance in March. “March saw a strong rebound in the equity markets and positive returns across our index family,” says Salvatore Bruno, Chief Investment Officer at IndexIQ. “Volatility persisted,
RP Investment Advisors (RPIA) has added a liquid alternative mutual fund to its offering lineup, RP Strategic Income Plus Fund, an actively managed, fixed income fund that seeks to generate stable, risk-adjusted returns and preserve capital in all interest-rate environments.
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) is to launch the Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund, a uk mid and small cap liquid alternatives fund domiciled in Ireland, on 28 April 2016. The Fund will be registered for sale in
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is to publish its first EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) on 29 April 2016. ESMA is mandated to conduct stress tests of CCPs under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in the UK has been mandated by Linear Investment Limited (Linear), a full-service mini-prime broker servicing international asset managers and hedge funds, to provide its Global Broker-Dealer Services (GBDS) outsourcing solution. SGSS’ outsourcing platform encompasses
