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CAMRADATA has published a new whitepaper entitled ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Private Debt Investing’, which examines the opportunities, challenges and innovation of private debt strategies, sharing insight from investment managers who attended a recent roundtable on private debt.
The roundtable participants included, Amundi Asset Management, Cairn Capital, Prestige Funds, Cambridge Associates, River and Mercantile Solutions and Santander Asset Management.
Sean Thompson (pictured), Managing Director, CAMRADATA, says: “Post the financial crisis, the past ten years have been miraculous for the private debt market, matching investor needs seemingly effortlessly. The lure of these private debt strategies appears to be unlocking new
SANNE, a a global provider of alternative asset and corporate business services has appointed Milivoje Jakimov to the role of Country Head – Belgrade.
Based in SANNE’s Belgrade office, Milivoje will be focusing on product development and technology, exploring new strategic business development opportunities throughout the regions SANNE operates in whilst raising the brand and people profile of the Belgrade office. In the last three years since SANNE’s acquisition of FLSV Fund Administration’s (FAS) Belgrade office, it has evolved into a technological centre of excellence for client and group services, growing from 35 employees to a strong team of more
The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a gain of +0.95 per cent in June, bringing year-to-date results for the average fund up to +2.71 per cent.
Four out of five funds have posted positive results so far this year. Most strategies are performing well according to the according to the latest LuxHedge Alternative UCITS Msrket Overview, with funds in Macro and Merger Arbitrage continuing to lead the pack.
LuxHedge says that Equity Hedge strategies are lagging behind the general market, mainly due to Equity Market Neutral funds which continue to struggle in 2019. The LuxHedge Equity Long/Short UCITS Index
Copper Street Capital, a UK-based event-driven hedge fund manager, has selected Linedata’s comprehensive portfolio management and compliance solution, Linedata Global Hedge.
Copper Street says it chose Linedata after a rigorous review and will benefit from enhanced oversight, scalability and workflow automation across a range of requirements, including real-time P&L and exposure, fund administrator reconciliation and robust compliance.
“Copper Street Capital drives superior returns for its investors utilising event driven strategies in the global developed financial service sector. Funds can be invested cross asset class in both equities and fixed income instruments, with an ability to be both long and
European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp is partnering with cryptocurrency prime broker BCB Group to enable investors from the UK to transfer GBP directly to and from their Bitstamp accounts.
Through this partnership, Bitstamp will be able to support deposits and withdrawals directly in GBP, providing increased efficiency and reduced costs for clients. The new GBP service will be available to Bitstamp’s customers by the end of the year.
Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, Founder & CEO of BCB Group, says: “We are delighted to be partnering with Bitstamp to create an efficient transaction experience for UK investors wishing to deposit and withdraw
Asset manager Insight Investment has made five new appointments to its 70-strong Client Solutions Group (CSG).
Specialists within the group work closely with clients and their advisers to design and deliver portfolios to achieve their investment objectives. The new appointments include three solution designers: Callum Duffy from KPMG, Emily Tann from Hymans Robertson and Phil Spencer from Legal & General Investment Management. Two additional hires include a new Client Director, Blanca Koenig from DWS Group, and Client Service Specialist, Lauren Colfer, who has joined from BNY Mellon. The group is further supported by the appointment of Charmaine Ooi, formerly of
Makoto Nagao has been appointed to the newly created role of Director, Business Development adding further strength to SANNE’s Asia-Pacific business.
With more than 35 years of experience, Nagao brings a wealth of knowledge, following a lengthy career with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, SMFG. While he was at SMFG, Nagao-san was General Manager in areas such as Shinjuku Corporate Business and the Equity Portfolio Department within SMBC, part of the SMFG organisation. From 2014 to 2017 Nagao-san was the Executive Senior Managing Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management, one of Japan’s largest asset managers, responsible for Business Planning.
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Could technological advances hold the key to hedge fund managers meeting both the increased service expectations of investors, and fulfilling new regulatory requirements? Joe McGrath investigates…
Buy-side firms have long recognised the importance of technology in today’s market, and nowhere more so than in the case of hedge funds, which have historically attracted investors and amassed capital by being at the cutting edge of both technological and market developments. In recent years though, investors have been demanding even more in terms of tech-driven services from hedge fund managers.
According to interviews with industry professionals, investor expectations with regard to enhanced
Mirabella Group, the regulatory hosting arm of ACA Compliance Group, has added a Tied Agent solution to its existing alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) service in Malta.
This new solution helps non-European Economic Area (EEA) firms to interact with their EEA clients using MiFID passporting.
Mirabella has created a new subsidiary, Mirabella Malta Advisers Limited (MMAL), which will act as Principal to locally based Tied Agents, which will be owned by non-EEA firms. This Tied Agent service saves non-EEA based firms money, time and effort, and importantly draws on Mirabella’s existing and significant UK-based expertise in this area. MMAL’s local permissions include: provision of investment advice;
Digital Assets Data, a financial technology and data company focused on the burgeoning cryptoasset industry, has closed its first equity funding round, led by North Island, the investment firm of prominent technology investor and Silver Lake co-founder Glenn Hutchins, along with his son, James Hutchins.
After launching the Digital Assets Data platform with a USD6 million raise in its seed round earlier this year, this new injection of capital is an extension to the seed foundation and brings the total funds raised by the company to USD9.2 million.
The Digital Assets Data platform provides asset managers and other market participants
