The managed futures industry suffered a second straight down month in October declining 0.74 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. Sixty per cent of CTA funds had losses on the
Lyxor Asset Management has teamed up with HAWK Quantitative Strategies – a company associated with Caxton Associates LP – to launch the third alternative single manager on its Lyxor Dimension UCITS Platform. The Lyxor/Caxton HAWK strategy Index Fund offers access
Asian private equity firm NewQuest Partners has held the final close of its fourth dedicated secondary fund, NewQuest Asia Fund IV with over USD1 billion in total commitments, surpassing its initial target of USD850 million. The Fund increased its original
MarketAxess Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of an electronic trading platform for US and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil. MarketAxess received authorisation from
IKOS launches Financial Fund Euro Class/Headline In response to increasing demand from European investors, IKOS has launched a Euro
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.31 per cent in October, bringing its year-to-date return to 6.27 per cent. Roughly 30.1 per cent of the hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains over the first 10
Highland Capital Management has selected Chicago-based Horizon Cash Management to provide comprehensive cash management services designed to maximize excess cash bal
Lyxor Asset Management has completed the integration of Commerzbank’s asset management activities and of its total EUR16 billion in assets under management, following the purchase of Commerzbank’s Equity Markets & Commodities business by its parent company Societe Generale Group in
The strong growth in investments by d
Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired ClearStructure Financial Technology, a global provider of portfolio management solutions for the private debt markets. Broadridge’s SaaS technology currently powers more than 550 hedge funds, traditional asset managers and fund administrators with a complete front-to-back,
