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Having managed a successful UK High Alpha strategy for Institutional Clients for over 13 years, Mirabaud Asset Management has decided to reposition its existing UK Equity High Income Fund into a High Alpha Strategy from 1 October.
The fund will be managed by Jeremy Hewlett, who is in the UK Equity Team headed by David Kneale.
The Mirabaud – Equities UK High Alpha fund will be an unconstrained, actively managed, high conviction, concentrated portfolio of best ideas. The team look for quality businesses with strong barriers to entry and which are cash flow generative over multiple years.
“Mirabaud
- 07/09/2017
- 07/09/2017
Intralinks, in partnership with Global Fund Media, has conducted a global survey of Limited Partners (LPs) to examine how investors view the General Partners (GPs) they currently allocate to.
The survey provides statistics and trend analysis on a number of themes including how alternative investment remains a key component of investors’ portfolios, the rise of direct investing and co-investment interest, the importance of the level of transparency LPs receive from their fund managers, regulatory pressures facing the market today, and the impact GDPR will have not only on European fund managers, but on any global fund manager with European investors.
- 06/09/2017
Muzinich & Co has hired Simon Males as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Business, effective this winter.
In this newly-created role, Males will be responsible for the growth and development of the firm’s UK institutional client base and consultant relationships and will report directly to George Muzinich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
“I am delighted to be joining such a well-established and respected corporate credit specialist,” says Males. “Public and private debt will remain integral to institutional client portfolios. Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional clients will continue to seek out solutions-oriented providers offering fixed income diversification and
- 06/09/2017
Cobalt, the FX post-trade processing network based on distributed ledger technology, has joined the BT Radianz Cloud, meaning organisations can now access Cobalt’s private peer-to-peer and blockchain services via their highly secure and resilient Radianz Cloud connections.
Cobalt uses distributed ledger technology to remove cost and complexity from post-trade processing. It leverages blockchain-derived concepts of encryption, digital signatures and consensus to deliver a single, immutable record for each trade, replacing traditional systems which often involve duplicated processes. By creating a shared view of trade data, Cobalt frees up back and middle office resources from multiple layers of reconciliation, speeding up
- 06/09/2017
- 06/09/2017
The alternative assets industry reached a record size as of the end of 2016, according to the latest performance analysis data released by Preqin examining assets under management, horizon returns, public market equivalents and top performing funds.
Hedge funds saw their assets hit a record USD3.25 trillion, despite net investor outflows through the year. Private capital funds, meanwhile, increased their assets by over 7 per cent, from USD4.27 trillion as of the end of 2015 to USD4.59 trillion 12 months later. Private equity funds represent the largest proportion at USD2.58 trillion, followed by real estate (USD785 billion), private debt (USD605
- 06/09/2017
Torstone Technology, a provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has appointed Mack Gill as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Board of Directors, based at the firm’s London headquarters.
Gill (pictured), has a wealth of experience in capital markets technology, having worked with the world’s leading exchanges, clearing houses, depositories, banks and brokers; most recently in his role as CEO of MillenniumIT, a leading trading technology company and subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
At MillenniumIT Mack significantly grew the business, establishing new client partnerships with exchanges and clearing houses in regions around the world.
- 06/09/2017
- 06/09/2017
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Investment Company Institute (ICI) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), on behalf of the T+2 Industry Steering Committee (T+2 ISC), have supervised the transition to a standard settlement timeframe of trade date plus two days (T+2) for in-scope securities, including US equity, corporate and municipal bond, and unit investment trust (UIT) trades, reducing operational and systemic risks to the US marketplace.
Trades in the affected securities will now settle in two business days instead of the previous three-day cycle, providing significant benefits, including reduced market and counterparty risk, increased financial
- 06/09/2017
Intralinks, in partnership with Global Fund Media, has polled more than 140 LPs worldwide to understand how they view the GPs they currently allocate to. Key findings in this comprehensive survey report provide deep insight into LP thinking and planning.
Click here to read the Intralinks 2017 LP Survey Report
- 06/09/2017
SPM LLC, a specialist fixed income manager focused on US residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS), rates, volatility, and credit, has appointed Peter J Mobberley has joined the Firm’s investor relations and marketing team as a Managing Director.
Previously, Mobberley (pictured), was a Managing Director of Business Development at Axonic Capital LLC.
“Peter brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the MBS and fixed income sectors to SPM and we are excited to welcome him to our team,” says Chris Sutter, SPM’s head of Investor Relations and Marketing. “His extensive industry expertise and deep institutional relationships will be valuable as
- 06/09/2017
- 06/09/2017
By Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), CEO, The International Stock Exchange Group – There are a number of advantages of listing on TISE, including the ability to demonstrate additional substance within and create value for investment structures, says Fiona Le Poidevin, CEO, The International Stock Exchange Group.
Asset management groups are still coming to terms with the fact that international developments such as the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative have placed increased focus on the substance of investment structures.
However, there are a number of advantages of listing on TISE,
- 06/09/2017
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