According to a report produced last August by PwC entitled ‘Hedge Fund Administration – The quest for profitable growth’, there have been 27 HFA acquisitions since 2006, with 11 of those targets running USD20 billion or more in AuA. As
We live in an age of 24-hour news coverage. Indeed, the information at our disposal is greater than at any point in human history. As such, hedge funds and other money managers need to trade the markets as and when
Man AHL has launched a new video series, ‘AHL Explains’ outlining the key concepts in futures trend following, in a simple and accessible way. The seven short videos are narrated by Man AHL’s Chief Scientist and Academic Liaison, Dr Anthony
Stellar Trading Systems is to introduce connectivity to Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX), following the official launch of the NFX platform in mid-2015. NFX is the exchange group's U.S.-based designated contract market (DCM), offering futures and options on key energy benchmarks,
On Wednesday 22 April, the House of Representatives passed a new cybersecurity bill – the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA) – to allow file sharing between government intelligence agencies and private companies and raise the overall awareness of hacking. This
It's just one day now until London-based investment managers still trying to get their heads around the various machinations of the AIFMD, can get expert insight into the benefits of setting up an EU-regulated fund in Malta. On 11 June 2015, the Malta Business
Deutsche Börse will develop and operate the technical infrastructure and various IT applications for a joint European intraday power market within the framework of the European Cross Border Intraday Initiative (XBID). The European exchanges involved in XBID – APX/Belpex, EPEX
BCS Prime Brokerage Ltd has been granted membership on Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and the second largest globally. BCS Prime has become a Non-Clearing Member (NCM), which allows trading participation and provides clients access to the Eurex exchange.
Custom House Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, is to release significant enhancements to its Gateway technology platform over the next few months. Gateway is the company’s web based portal that connects fund servicing
In today’s increasingly complex and evolving regulatory environment, fund managers expect their providers to have a sophisticated risk management framework that meets global, regional and local standards. “The reality is we are facing increasingly risk-conscious clients who are very aware that
