The Amber Equity Fund, a Luxembourg UCITS fund on the Alpha UCITS Platform, has grown assets under management to USD174m only six months after launch on 2 October 2013. The Amber Equity Fund is managed by Giorgio Martorelli at Amber
Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (FSC Gibraltar) and The Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (FINMA) have just reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assist managers of alternative investment funds (AIFs). The MoU covers mutual assistance in the supervision and oversight
361 Capital, a liquid alternative investments firm focused on providing institutional quality mutual funds, has launched the 361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund, sub-advised by Los Angeles-based Analytic Investors. The Fund uses the same investment strategy as the Analytic Global Long/Short
Duff & Phelps Corporation is to establish a dedicated financial regulatory and compliance consulting practice through the acquisition of Kinetic Partners. The new practice will be headed up by Kinetic Partners CEO Julian Korek. In addition to the new Financial
Investcorp's US-based hedge fund business and Eyck Capital Management, a London-based investment manager led by Khing Oei, have formed a strategic relationship. The tie-up will provide Eyck Capital acceleration capital while offering Investcorp and its investors access to a specialised
Eze Software Group has integrated its execution management system (EMS) with its order management system (OMS), combining critical trading and compliance workflows across its front-to-back product suite. With this latest development, users can benefit from the advanced trading tools available
Euronext has launched a range of Single Stock Dividend Futures on the most liquid stocks listed on its Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon and Paris markets. The new dividend futures contracts will be available for trading in Q1 2015, starting with CAC
A new report from the TABB Group shows that prime brokerage, long thought to be the most opaque of markets, is in the midst of a large-scale change. The report, “Equity Prime Brokerage: Exploring Uncharted Territory,” is the result of
Following the strong win by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Japanese General Election, John Vail (pictured), Chief Global Strategist, Nikko Asset Management, sees further boosts for Japan from corporate profits moving through to wage rises… In our view, the LDP
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the Broad Index) finished up 1.50% for the month in November, with nine of the ten sub-strategies ending the month in positive territory. Managed futures led the way with an impressive 7.5% return, way
