361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative mutual funds, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch the 361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund. Los Angeles-based Analytic Investors, which manages approximately USD10 billion in assets,
The Ernst and Young New Zealand Absolute Return index surged in October to its second highest level since launch in July 2007, gaining 2.83 per cent for the month.
With around a week to go before the deadline for authorisation, some 47 per cent of alternative investment fund managers have still not filed under the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD). That’s according to a snapshot survey, commissioned by
Generali has launched a Luxembourg-based asset management company to focus on UCITS and alternative investment vehicles domiciled in Luxembourg. Generali Investments Luxembourg will support the global business activities of Generali Investments Europe, the main asset manager of Generali Group with
Chicago-based alternative investment firm Granite Hall Partners has held a first closing on its fifth alternative investment vehicle. The Granite Hall Partners Credit Opportunity Fund has so far attracted USD10 million in initial seed capital sourced from family offices and
Schroders this week announced that assets under management in Schroder ISF Global Multi-Asset Income have surpassed USD5bn. The fund only launched just over two years ago in April 2012 with flows coming from Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle
JTC Group has been granted a licence to provide the firm’s full suite of private client, corporate, fund and real estate services in the Cayman Islands. Since 2013 JTC Group has had a presence in the Cayman Islands through an
GAM has launched the GAM Star MBS Total Return Fund – a UCITS-compliant version of an institutional investment strategy. The fund invests in the US asset-backed securities market, mainly in residential MBS, issued both by US government agencies and by
Payments on sovereign credit default swaps contracts related to Greece have been successfully completed, according to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). DTCC’s Trade Information Warehouse (TIW) provides post-trade processing services for OTC credit derivative trades. TIW has completed
LCH.Clearnet Group Limited confirms that it has entered into exclusive discussions with London Stock Exchange Group plc regarding a possible transaction. There can be no certainty that the discussions will result in any transaction.
