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Wilshire has launched a new Powered by Wilshire index, the Hypatia Women Hedge Fund Index. Created and owned by Hypatia Capital, calculated and maintained by Wilshire, the index is designed to measure performance of women managed hedge funds that meet certain criteria, selected from a universe of hedge funds compiled by Hypatia Capital Management LLC, sourced from publicly available information, industry associations and industry contacts.
The Hypatia Women Hedge Fund Index eligible universe focuses on a limited set of criteria, including a minimum USD100 million in assets under management and a rules-based operational due diligence filter. The aim is to
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, the Tulsa-based asset manager, is launching a new alternatives investment platform to be run by two former investment heads from Permal and EnTrust – Robert Kaplan and Christopher Keenan – who have joined the firm as managing partners.
The new platform, Jackson Hole Investment Partners, is focused on proprietary sourced direct and co-investments in equity and debt markets – two areas where the managers see attractive opportunities for a differentiated return stream in high-conviction ideas.
Kaplan was previously senior managing director and member of the EnTrustPermal Global Investment Committee – having previously served as chief investment officer at Permal
The number of private funds being established in the Cayman Islands has continued to rise. This sector proved to be resilient and flexible as it swiftly adapted to a new regulatory regime and turned the additional oversight into an advantage.
“The growth of private funds is a function of the Cayman Islands’ well-respected legislative and regulatory framework, tax neutral status and local knowledge base,” outlines Richard Gordon, managing director – Cayman, Ocorian. “In addition, the enhanced private funds regulatory regime seems to be having a positive effect. It is providing investors with greater comfort by implementing supervisory oversight and increasing transparency into
By A Paris – In what has been a rollercoaster year from all perspectives, 2020 saw the Cayman Islands being first placed on the European Union blacklist in February, followed by its removal from said list in October, after it made improvements to its tax framework.
The jurisdiction, best known as a domicile of choice for hedge funds and alternative investments, has introduced a spectacular 19 new pieces of legislation in its steadfast endeavour to strengthen oversight and ensure the Cayman Islands industry is aligned with global standards.
Elemental to Cayman’s removal from the EU blacklist was the enhancement of its framework
By Jude Scott, Cayman Finance – In August 1864, 900 miles almost due North of the Cayman Islands, US Navy Rear Admiral David Farragut faced a pivotal moment. Leading a squadron charged with attacking Confederate forces in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Farragut’s flotilla encountered tethered mines known then as “torpedoes” which ultimately threatened his mission and his men. Acting decisively to navigate around the threat and pursue his objective, Farragut uttered the phrase that has now passed into military lore: “Damn the torpedoes! Full steam ahead!”
Leaders in every walk of life will meet challenges that could distract their focus, diminish
Accessing bitcoin investments through a product which is listed on a recognised stock exchange and is liquid can ease many institutional investor concerns around allocation to this asset class.
SESAMm, a provider of analytics and artificial intelligence solutions for asset managers, banks, and hedge funds, has concluded a Series B funding round for over EUR7.5 million led by the Fintech VC fund of NewAlpha Asset Management and global investment firm The Carlyle Group.
LiquidityBook, a software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has reported record. revenues in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT and its clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC) have successfully launched new After-Market contracts in Belgium and in the Netherlands.
These new offerings enable market participants to trade local hourly and 15 minute contracts even after delivery, until 12:30 pm CET for the Belgian market, and until 8:30 am on the day after delivery CET on the Dutch market. 21 members have registered for trading on the After-Market.
“After-Market contracts enable the adjustment of physical positions of our customers in the ex-post timeframe. By balancing their positions even after delivery, when all the final
“Hedge funds are back”: Veteran investor Dixon Boardman sees “compelling opportunities” across three key strategy areas
“Hedge funds are back”: Veteran investor Dixon Boardman sees “compelling opportunities” across three key strategy areas