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VOLEX Execution Services has announced VOLEX Liquidity Auctions for traders seeking liquidity beyond the current quotes represented by the US listed option markets.
The VOLEX Liquidity Auction uses exchange-sponsored auction sessions to attract liquidity that is not displayed.
Many option exchanges offer intraday auction sessions. However, the institutional market does not have the execution services or the tools required to tap this source of liquidity.
“Most smart order routers do not accommodate auction sessions for institutional clients,” explains Vishal K Gupta (pictured), Head of VOLEX Execution Services. “As spreads continue to widen, traders must adopt more advanced execution services
Alternative investment and asset management firm Garrison Investment Group has selected iLEVEL to manage the firm’s portfolio data and streamline their reporting process.
Founded in 2007, Garrison Investment Group focuses on deploying capital in opportunities across corporate finance, financial assets, and real estate. Garrison will initially implement iLEVEL for their Business Development Company (BDC) and Corporate Lending funds.
“As our BDC and Corporate Lending businesses continue to grow, we recognise the need for a system to help us analyse portfolio data and report to our investors with greater efficiency and transparency,” says Michelle Rancic, Chief Accounting Officer, Garrison Investment
Alternative investment manager Lexington Partners has renewed a three-year agreement, or "smartnership," with the Happy Hearts Fund to jointly rebuild three schools in Latin American countries.
This marks the second three-year pledge that Lexington Partners has made to Happy Hearts Fund. Lexington's initial pledge, in 2012, has resulted in the rebuilding of three schools for 1,086 children. In 2012, Lexington contributed toward the rebuilding of the Divino Nino Jesus School for 720 children in the region of Chincha, Peru. In 2013, Lexington contributed toward the rebuilding of the Jose Maria Pino Suarez School for 186 children in the region of
Candriam Investors Group, a European multi-specialist asset manager, has launched a new absolute return Systematic Long Short Equity strategy.
Five different quantitative models are used in this strategy with the aim of creating a performance driver suitable for all market conditions. The strategy allocates the same risk budget to each model in order to obtain the best possible diversification and thus generate an absolute return with little correlation to the equity markets in which it invests.
The mathematical models deployed in the new fund have been developed over 18 years, being first introduced in 1997.The strategy targets returns of
Visium Asset Management, a multi-strategy alternative investment firm with USD6.9 billion in assets under management, has launched the Visium US Equity Alpha UCITS Fund, a diversified, US-focused long/short equity fund.
Domiciled in Ireland, the Fund employs a long/short equity investment strategy, leveraging Visium’s robust, sector-specific fundamental research process to construct a US-focused portfolio across industry sectors. The Fund seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns with low correlation to traditional bond and equity investments. The Fund’s strategy, which has a four-year track record, was previously deployed in a vehicle called the Visium Tax Alpha Fund, LP.
The Fund is managed by
The month of April has marked the transition toward a new market regime. The first quarter has been driven by expectations of monetary policy tightening in the US and easing measures in the rest of the world. In this context, Hedge Funds fared well, with numerous opportunities in all asset classes.
Just one of Market Vectors Index Solutions’ (MVIS) six investable Long/Short Equity Indices, which use liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and redemption restrictions, recorded positive performance in April.
Market Vectors Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index returned 1.69 per cent for the month, while the other five indices all ended April in negative territory.
The Market Vectors Global Long/Short Equity Index was the month’s biggest loser, down 1.21%, followed by the Market Vectors Western Europe Long/Short Equity Index (-0.31%), the Market Vectors North America Long/Short Equity Index (-0.28%), the Market
Artivest, a digital platform that connects leading private equity and hedge funds with a wider audience of suitable investors, has completed a USD15 million round of funding led by KKR.
Existing investors RRE Ventures, Peter Thiel, Nyca Partners, Anthemis Group and FinTech Collective also participated. Artivest will use the funding to accelerate the growth of its technology, infrastructure and sales teams and the execution of its product roadmap.
“Artivest combines leading technology with operational tools for feeder funds that will further open the door for financial advisors and high net worth investors looking to commit capital to a wide variety
Wells Fargo Funds Management’s multi-strategy Wells Fargo Advantage Alternative Strategies Fund, the result of a collaboration between Wells Fargo Asset Management and The Rock Creek Group, has passed it’s first anniversary.
The fund was designed to provide a truly diversified portfolio by complementing traditional asset classes with investments that offer the potential for different outcomes when responding to changes in the investment climate. The fund gives investors access to a broad range of hedge fund-like strategies designed with the goal of providing consistent returns and lower volatility in a variety of market environments. As the overlay sub-advisor, Rock Creek employs
dopay has secured USD2 million in seed funding from ACE & Company, Techstars Ventures and a syndicate of angel investors working for leading banks, private equity funds and hedge funds.
The funds will further the launch of the company’s services in Egypt and help drive expansion into new markets in the Middle East, Africa and India.
Currently, two billion people worldwide have jobs but no bank account. This means they are cut off from even the most basic financial services. Companies that employ these people feel this acutely, they have to manage huge amounts of cash, which is costly and
