Ultimus Fund Solutions is the latest firm to join the The North American Fund Administration Association (NAFAA), a representative group for the alternative investment fund administration industry. “With the recent acquisition of Woodfield Fund Administration, Ultimus has broadened its mutual
Liquidnet, a global institutional investment network, reached a new record for volume traded in the Australian market in 2018. Local and international asset managers exchanged via Liquidnet a total of AUD11.8 billion in Australian Equities, up 20 per cent from
Forty-two per cent of hedge fund managers were able to raise new capital in 2018, but those who saw redemptions and/or lost money were in the majority, and declared 2018 to be one of the most challenging years for the
Many Alternative UCITS funds did not have a happy 2018, with only one in six funds able to post positive results for the year, and assets under management in the total space declined with slightly less than 8 per cent.
Hedge fund performance was slightly negative last week (19-26 March) on the back of underperformance from L/S Equity and Global Macro strategies (circa -0.5 per cent), but most strategies are still in positive territory month to date, according to the
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased volumes on its power derivatives markets by 57 per cent to 348.3 TWh in March 2019 (March 2018: 222.4 TWh). In particular, the German Phelix-DE product (234.6 TWh, +75 per cent) as well as
LiquidX, a global network for illiquid assets, transacted a record USD7.4 billion in 2018, as year-over-year trading volume soared 40 per cent. The platform handled four times as many unique credits in 2018 than in previous years. “Our clients transacted
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform of EEX Group operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 212.0 TWh traded on the platform in October 2019, up to 12 per cent compared to 2018. With 121.8 TWh, the spot segment
Most Alternative UCITS funds are having a very solid 2019 so far with the LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a tiny gain of +0.06 per cent in October, bringing year-to-date results for the average fund up to +3.22 per
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.31 per cent in October, in line with the 0.31 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
