Funds
The number of Jersey funds marketing into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) broke through the 200 barrier in June.
Net asset values under administration in the island’s alternatives sector are up 15 per cent on the previous year.
According to latest figures (June 2014) from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), 205 Jersey funds are now being marketed into Europe through private placement regimes, an increase of 10 per cent on December 2014, whilst 84 fund managers have now received private placement authorisation, up 40 per cent over the
The global hedge fund industry has seen a USD76 billion net inflow of assets through the first half of 2015, bringing the size of the industry to USD3.22 trillion, according to figures released by Preqin.
The second quarter saw the greater amount of inflows from investors, with USD48 billion in Q2 compared to USD29 billion in first quarter. Single-manager hedge funds specifically saw net inflows of USD52 billion in Q2, three times as much as the USD18 billion net inflow of assets they recorded in the first quarter. CTAs, on the other hand, had a net outflow of USD5 billion
Euronext saw record trading volumes on its markets on 24 August 2015. On cash markets over 550 million orders were managed, surpassing the previous record set in January 2015 by 22 per cent.
A total of 4,478,154 transactions were completed – another new record and an increase of 16 per cent on the previous highest total set on 9 August 2011.
In derivatives markets, including commodity markets, 217 million orders were managed, with some 1,515,232 contracts traded, the highest total since 16 December 2014. Euronext’s internal system managed more than 668 million theoretical price updates (more than 2.5 times
Alternative methods of accessing the private real estate market, including separate accounts, joint ventures and co-investments, are under the spotlight in this extract from the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015.
Recent years have seen an increase in institutional investor appetite for alternative structures, which offer the investor a variety of benefits over the traditional commingled fund model, including greater control over their real estate portfolio, lower fees and a greater level of exposure to attractive assets. Fig 1 illustrates that the proportion of investors that will invest through separate accounts has steadily increased since 2011, with 39
Hatteras Funds has opened up access to its Alternative Multi-Manager Fund (HHSIX). The Fund, which has been available to select institutional clients since 2011, will continue to be co-managed by Portfolio Managers Michael P Hennen and R Ty Powers.
“With uncertainty and volatility facing both stock and bond markets, Financial Advisors are looking for tools to help manage risk within their portfolios. The Alternative Multi-Manager Fund is designed to complement a traditional portfolio of stocks, bonds and cash,” says David Perkins (pictured), Chief Executive Officer, Hatteras Funds. “The Fund provides diversified alternatives exposure in a single investment. We believe it
FinTech Sandbox has partnered with Quandl, a web-based platform for financial and economic data. Quandl will offer startups participating in the Sandbox program access to both free and premium data from hundreds of publishers, via its simple and flexible platform.
FinTech Sandbox residents may use this data up to six months for development, testing, and customer demonstrations purposes.
Quandl is providing FinTech Sandbox residents with access to more than 20 million financial and economic datasets, including premium data from Zacks Investment Research, a leading data publisher of North American earnings estimates. Sandbox residents may now begin working with Zacks’ extensive
Orc, a specialist in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, has launched certified connectivity to Borsa İstanbul enabling quoting and trading on Borsa İstanbul for all Orc clients using the Execution Bricks or the Orc Trading Bricks platforms.
Since its formation in 2013, Borsa İstanbul brings together all the exchanges operating in the Turkish capital markets under one roof.
“Turkey is becoming an increasingly attractive market, with a steady rise in trading activity and demand from the region,” says Jonas Hansbo (pictured), Chief Strategy Officer, Orc Group. “We are delighted to offer all Orc clients high-performance connectivity to Borsa İstanbul
Omni Partners Omni Macro Fund was up 4.9 per cent MTD as of Friday 21 August and the London and Irvine, California-based hedge fund manager is expecting further gains from moves at the beginning this week.
Since inception in 2007 the fund, which focuses on pursuing thematic and tactical opportunities in liquid products (FX, Commodities, Equity Indices and Rates), has produced an annualised return of 12.5 per cent.
Part of the Omni Macro Fund’s strategy involves pursuing fundamental mispricings with inherent convexity. Two of the themes the fund has been pursuing this year are known to be the slowdown
This extract from the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015 analyses the responses gathered in Preqin’s latest round of investor interviews to find out what investors in private equity believe are the biggest issues they face at present.
Preqin’s recent survey exposed valuations, deal flow and fee pressure as some of the biggest challenges investors face while seeking to operate an effective private equity portfolio. While regulation has been cited as a key issue by over a third of LPs surveyed, it seems a large proportion of investors are yet to adjust their private equity investment plans in light
Franklin Square Capital Partners its senior secured investment in Blueprint Sub (doing business as iSqFt), a provider of software and bid information to the commercial construction industry.
The increased commitment finances the merger of iSqFt and CMD Group, a Norcross, GA headquartered provider of construction information.
The financing was provided by FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC), FS Investment Corporation II (FSIC II) and FS Investment Corporation III (FSIC III), BDCs managed by affiliates of Franklin Square and sub-advised by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (GDFM), an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP (GSO).
The combination of iSqFt and
