The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has released a new guide to operational risk management for alternative asset management firms. The AIMA Guide to Sound Practices for Operational Risk Management focuses on a wide variety of risks that could result
A new financial platform is aiming to bridge the gap between simple words and complex investment strategy. For the first time, investors and traders can write down their ideas which are then analysed, optimised, converted into investment strategies and executed
A total of 42 hedge fund deals were closed or announced globally in 2015, exceeding the 32 transactions that closed in 2014, according to the 4th edition of Madison Capital’s hedge fund industry M&A overview. Additionally, 2015 transaction volume as
BIL Manage Invest, the third-party management company of the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) Group has received approval from the CSSF_ to launch its Lux Multimanager SICAV, a hosted “rent-a-compartment” UCITS fund platform. Lux Multimanager SICAV provides third-party investment managers,
All managed futures indices posted positive returns in the first month of the year, with Societe Generale’s headline SG CTA Index leading performance. At 4.21 per cent this is the highest monthly return for the index since 2015’s opening month.
David Lamb (pictured), head of dealing at the forex specialists FEXCO, on Mark Carney’s latest press conference… Mark Carney's press conference revealed that he too gave up something for the New Year – forecasting interest rate rises. Understandably the
Red Oak Capital Fund has launched a new private investment fund specialising in debt instruments collateralised by commercial income producing real estate. Working with seasoned real estate investors and developers, Red Oak intends to expand its reach into the hard-money
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has reported rapid growth throughout 2015, including the expansion of its US market footprint into key geographies, and new strategic partnerships. Continued demand for Abacus’s
The ECB decided to take additional easing steps on December 3rd, but as we feared the measures did not meet market expectations. As a result, equity and bond markets sold off in Europe, with global contagion effects on risk assets.
Cordium, a provider of compliance consulting, accounting, tax and software to the financial services industry, has launched a cybersecurity training video designed to help firms protect themselves against breaches. Cordium says that major cybersecurity violations are frequently making headlines across
