CTAs and managed futures hedge funds gave back their early-month gains during October’s market reversal, but they managed to stay generally flat for the month as equities tumbled to their second consecutive monthly loss. New data from Société Générale suggests
LeverPoint Management, a full service Fund Administration firm, has acquired Lamplighter Financial. Lamplighter CEO, Brian Woodall, will take on a new role as Director, Business Development. “We are thrilled that Lamplighter Financial is now a part of LeverPoint,” says
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index continued its recovery in October advancing +2.3 per cent, with six out of nine of Lyxor’s indices recording strong results. CTAs were the primary beneficiaries of the momentum in global equities. They also thrived from
Global fiduciary and administration services provider Estera has acquired Headstart, a specialist corporate and trust services business in Luxembourg. The transaction paves the way for Estera’s expansion into Luxembourg, one of world’s most important jurisdictions for funds and corporate services,
The ETF industry has enjoyed another extraordinary year of asset gathering. At the end of June 2017, there were 1,830 US exchange traded funds with assets of USD2,886 billion according to the latest monthly overview of the US ETF market
iCapital Network, a financial technology platform aiming to democratise alternative investments for high-net-worth individuals and their financial advisors, has completed its latest funding round which included participation by Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Morgan Stanley’s investment, together with investments from UBS
Half of the EDHEC-Rosk Alternative Indexes achieved positive performances in September, with Short Selling ending the month as the best performing strategy (1.39 per cent), followed by Merger Arbitrage (0.83 per cent) and Fixed-Income Arbitrage (0.79 per cent). The lowest performing
Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, has made a strategic investment in DealVector, a fixed income asset registry and communication platform. The investment aims to enhance and leverage Tradeweb’s diverse network of
OTCX, an over-the-counter derivatives platform, has secured backing from the Angel CoFund as part of its latest funding round. The Angel CoFund is a GBP100 million investment fund, supported by the British Business Bank, with objectives to back promising UK businesses and help develop the important business angel
EEX Group’s European Spot Markets increased by 9 per cent to 53.8 TWh in October 2020 with the EPEX SPOT Intraday Market the main growth driver recording an increase of 20 per cent to 10.3 TWh, a new record.A total
