KB Associates, a consulting firm to the asset management community, has appointed Andrew Ritchie as an Executive Director. Ritchie joins KB Associates’ London office where he will be responsible for advising asset managers on the structuring of investment funds,
Emerging Markets hedge funds extended industry-leading performance through October, with not only Chinese- but also Russia-focused hedge funds driving performance gains, as reported in the HFR Asian Hedge Fund Industry Report and the HFR Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report
By Beatrice Bedeschi – The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Saudi Aramco has seen a refocus on domestic investors after what was expected to be the largest IPO on history saw a reduction in valuation amid challenging
When one looks at the numbers, it would appear that 2003 was
HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) has launched the HSBC GIF Asia High Yield Bond Fund, which aims to provide long term total return by investing in a portfolio of high yielding Asian bonds. The fund will be managed through
Robeco has launched Robeco QI Global Multi-Factor Bonds, a new strategy that builds on the company’s long history of factor investing in credits, in combination with its factor investing philosophy in the government bond market. Aimed at outperforming the Bloomberg
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has welcomed an initiative by the German gas market area manager NetConnect Germany (NCG) to support derivatives trading on German natural gas markets by means of an incentive scheme. Promoting futures market liquidity will improve
Alternative Risk Premia (ARP) funds – a newer breed of ‘hedge fund alternatives’ – passed their first test during the market correction in the fourth quarter of 2018 by outperforming other comparable major asset classes. That’s according to research from
Adrian Lee & Partners (AL&P), an active currency and Global Macro Manager for institutional investors, has launched a Global Macro Alpha Fund, which seeks to generate consistent excess return through diversification of macro asset class, region and alpha source, while
Siebert Financial Corp (Siebert), a provider of financial services, has completed the acquisition of Weeden Prime Services (Weeden Prime), a prime brokerage services provider for hedge funds and family offices. Weeden Prime is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siebert. The
