The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for March 2016 measured 4.26 per cent, up from 3.27 per cent in February. "SS&C GlobeOp's Forward Redemption Indicator for March 2016 was 4.26 per cent, an increase from 3.27 per cent for February
Quantopian, the crowd-sourced quantitative investment firm, will launch in Australia this weekend with a series of outreach events for local practicing and aspirational quants. Quantopian, which was founded in the US in 2011, provides an open platform where anyone can
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) launched a new website last year www.isefundhub.com for funds listed on the ISE to display important fund information such as key fund documents, investment manager profiles, NAV histories and analytics as well as peer comparisons
Maples Fund Services has been appointed by Singapore-based EFA Group as administrator for its new asset-based direct lending vehicle, EFA Real Economy Income Trust (EFA RET). Maples Fund Services will provide a full range of administration services, including fund accounting
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative body for alternative asset managers, is to establish a new volunteer network in Bermuda. AIMA members on the island will be represented by a new Executive Committee (ExCo). This ExCo and
Hedge fund liquidations increased in the last quarter of 2015, as volatility and turmoil from the second half of 2015 resulted in falling investor risk tolerance and capital redemptions from underperforming hedge funds, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure
Vestmark, an SaaS based technology provider of portfolio management and trading solutions, has launched Vestmark Manager Marketplace (VMM), a solution designed to connect asset managers efficiently with sponsors (RIAs, Banks, Broker Dealers) who use third-party management in model portfolio format
Hedge fund strategies outperformed equity markets in the first two months of 2016, according to the performance of IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge family of benchmark hedge fund replication indexes. “The volatility that characterised 2015 and the start of 2016 continued through
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unanimously approved a substituted compliance framework for dually-registered central counterparties (CCPs) located in the European Union (EU), together with a comparability determination with respect to certain EU rules. This action follows the
Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange Group have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share merger of equals which the companies believe will result in a significantly enhanced product offering for customers. The newly formed combined group will
