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Archway Technology Partners is to acquire WealthTouch Holdings (WealthTouch), a provider of consolidated investment reporting services to ultra-high net worth families, family offices, wealth advisors and foundations.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The acquisition of WealthTouch accelerates Archway’s growth strategy as it pursues new opportunities in the wealth management industry. By combining the best of both firms, Archway will be the undisputed leader in providing technology solutions and outsourcing services to private wealth management firms.
“Over the past twelve years, Archway has built a strong brand known for delivering next-generation technology and exceptional client service
In an extract from the recent Preqin Special Report: Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Preqin provides an overview of the renewable energy industry.
The global transition from reliance on traditional to alternative energy sources is an important political and economic issue, and one that has a significant impact on the infrastructure asset class. In order to stem the effects of climate change, governments around the world have initiated plans to increase green energy investment. However, with public funding often struggling to cope with the high levels of capital needed, a growing number of private renewable energy-focused infrastructure funds have been launched in
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is planning to introduce a set of five SGX Petrochemical Derivatives tools which will be launched in two phases.
In the first phase, SGX Platts PX CFR China Swaps and Futures will be launched on 2 December 2014. For the second phase, the following Polyolefin contracts will be launched on 19 January 2015:
1. SGX ICIS LLDPE CFR China Swaps and Futures;
2. SGX ICIS LLDPE CFR S.E. Asia Swaps and Futures;
3. SGX ICIS PP Flat Yarn (Raffia) CFR China Swaps and Futures; and
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WisdomTree this week launched a further two UCITS ETFs listed on the London Stock Exchange. This brings the total to six ETFs listed on the LSE in the past four weeks and further solidifies its position as a pioneer of dividend-weighted ETFs.
The two latest ETFs are:
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS ETF (DEM)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF (DGSE)
As with the first four WisdomTree ETFs listed on 24 October 2014, the ETFs are Irish-domiciled and physically replicated, with underlying shares held with State Street, a global leading custodian and administrator. One of the world’s leading
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for November 2014 measured 5.05%, up from 3.12% in October.
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator represents the sum of forward redemption notices received from investors in hedge funds administered by SS&C GlobeOp on the SS&C GlobeOp platform, divided by the AuA at the beginning of the month for SS&C GlobeOp fund administration clients on the SS&C GlobeOp platform. Forward redemptions as a percentage of SS&C GlobeOp's assets under administration on the SS&C GlobeOp platform have trended significantly lower since reaching a high of 19.27% in November 2008. The next publication date is 19
The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading in four companies that claim to be developing products or services in response to the Ebola outbreak, citing a lack of publicly available information.
The SEC simultaneously issued an investor alert warning about the potential for fraud in microcap companies purportedly involved in Ebola prevention, testing, or treatment, noting that scam artists often exploit the latest crisis in the news cycle to lure investors into supposedly promising investment opportunities.
The SEC Enforcement Division and its Microcap Fraud Task Force work to proactively identify microcap companies that are publicly disseminating information that appears
Senrigan Capital Group Ltd, the Asia event-driven hedge fund backed by Blackstone Group LP, returned 15 per cent in the first 10 months of this year, reports Bloomberg.
The USD348 million Senrigan Master Fund gained 6.4 per cent in September and 1.4 per cent in October, said people with knowledge of the matter
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Senrigan is headed for the best year since its November 2009 inception. Event-driven hedge funds globally had the worst two months in September and October since May 2012, according to an index compiled by Hedge Fund Research Inc, as US managers have been hit by the unraveling of deals involving
Market sentiment has been shaken recently over fears of low growth in the Eurozone and a potential slide back into recession. The German government downgraded its economic forecast to 1.2 per cent for 2014; and this is meant to be the Eurozone’s powerhouse economy.
Nevertheless, pockets of growth are emerging for investors to exploit. “We are seeing an uptick in domestic real estate activity in Dublin. It has really picked up in the last year. International managers are looking to buy in to the recovery in Ireland and a number of them are choosing to do it through regulated fund
Investor redemptions from hedge funds in October outpaced new allocations for the second consecutive month resulting in a slight net outflow of USD2.9 billion (only 0.10% of AUM), according to eVestment.
The industry has not had two consecutive months of outflow since the wake of the 2012 edition of the European sovereign crisis.
Investor sentiment towards equity-focused hedge funds was negative for the second consecutive month October, confirming a deviation from the positive trend which had been in place the preceding 14 months. October redemptions appear more related to elevated losses in June and July, rather than due to
Although much maligned for sub-par performance since the dot-com crash, venture capital returns for more recent funds have picked up significantly – one-year horizon returns are among the best in the entire private equity industry. Preqin’s latest special report examines the drivers of this recent success, and uncovers the impact of improved performance on LP attitudes towards the asset class and the prospects for future fundraising.
Following a rapid reversal of fortunes at the turn of the millennium, the venture capital industry has experienced largely lacklustre returns which have led to tough fundraising conditions for all but a select group
