Credit and alternatives investment manager Palmer Square Capital Management has launched its sixth mutual fund, the Palmer Square Long/Short Credit Fund (PCHIX, PCHAX). Christopher D Long, president of Palmer Square Capital Management, says: "We believe this is an ideal environment
Silvaris Capital Management has launched the Silvaris Global Equity Fund, a UCITS version of its successful global equity long/short strategy, on the Alpha UCITS platform. Eric Halet, a former Portfolio Manager at Wellington Management and previously co-founder and co-CIO
By Dominic Wheatley, Guernsey Finance – Guernsey’s 50 years as a funds centre makes it an ideal jurisdiction in which to nurture innovative open-ended funds, argues Dominic Wheatley from Guernsey Finance. At a time of unprecedented change in the asset
Global assets under management* of the private real estate industry have reached USD742bn, an all-time high for the industry, and up from USD697bn as of the end of 2013. Preqin’s Andrew Moylan takes a look at the latest stats on
Hedge funds in Europe that are rushing to outsource their compliance to meet looming reporting deadlines under the AIFMD are largely failing to consider the risks of doing so, according to ViClarity. ViClarity estimates around seven in 10 hedge fund
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, has launched Execution & Quantitative Services (EQS), a global group headed up by Rob Laible, who joined the company earlier this year. Liquidnet is seizing on an opportunity to provide its network – which
ING Investment Management (ING IM) has hired the convertible bond team from Avoca Convertible Bond Partners, adding a strategy to its range that offers equity upside participation with downside capital protection. Tarek Saber and Jasper van Ingen, managers of the
Aggregate hedge fund performance was positive 1.08% in November, ending the industry’s two-month decline, according to eVestment’s latest monthly Hedge Fund performance report. Year-to-date aggregate returns of 2.85% are well below 2013’s full-year increase of 10.20%. Aided by rebounding US
Trading in investment products and leverage products on European financial markets fell slightly in the third quarter of 2014. At EUR26.2 billion, the trading volume was down one per cent compared to the previous quarter. However, exchange turnover was up
FxPro Financial Services Ltd (FxPro) has launched FxPro Prime, a prime-of-prime offering that will leverage its exceptional pool of multiple stream tier one FX liquidity and open it up to institutional businesses. FxPro’s retail clients already benefit from very deep
