Funds under management (FUM) at Man GLG jumped 8 per cent to USD78.8 billion for the six-month period ended 30 June 2015 (31 December 2014: USD72.9 billion), according to the firm’s latest interim management statement. Gross sales meanwhile totalled USD10.5
More than 500 people attended the Guernsey Funds Forum 2015 in London last week, which was hosted by ITV news anchor, Alastair Stewart, OBE. The keynote speech was delivered by Guernsey resident and private equity specialist Guy Hands, Chairman and
By James Williams – The USD9 billion IPO by Lending Club last November was a significant shot in the arm for the peer-to-peer (‘P2P’) lending space and sent out a clear message to the banking industry: the old-school way of providing
Ivy Investment Management Company is launching two new income-oriented mutual funds in partnership with Apollo Credit Management that, once approved by the SEC, are scheduled to become available in October. Both funds will include allocation sleeves that will seek to
In a volatile market environment, hedge funds have exhibited high performance dispersion since the end of April, both at the strategy and the fund level. This proved true again last week, with the Lyxor Hedge Fund index posting a flat
The eFix Matching solution – a collaboration between EBS, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange business and Global Broking – has seen growth of over 160 per cent in average daily volume (ADV), since its launch one year ago in May 2014.
Featuring the latest data, this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Equity, Q2 2015 looks at the rising amount of dry powder in the industry and up-to-date performance statistics. With the fundraising market remaining robust and average final close
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP’s electronic foreign exchange and fixed income business, has combined MyTreasury – an ICAP owned, established Money Market Fund (MMF) platform for the corporate treasury community – into its product portfolio. Furthermore, by leveraging its existing platform and
Independent fund, corporate and private client service provider JTC has been granted an extension to its licence to offer an enhanced level of fund servicing capabilities in the UK. The amendment to JTC’s permissions by the FinancialJTC Will Cameron Conduct
Lawson Conner has launched Lawson Conner Guardian, a comprehensive set of solutions to help protect fund managers and financial services firms from the increasing threats of cyber security. Lawson Conner has supported over 100 firms in the past to stay
