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The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 2.02 per cent in January, slightly under performing the 2.13 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index family is a joint offering between Wilshire Funds Management, the global investment management business unit of Wilshire Associates Incorporated, and Wilshire Analytics, creator of the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index.
“January observed a sharp reversal in sentiment as volatility declined and risk assets, such as equities and high yield credits, appreciated in light
QuantHouse, an independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, has launched direct access to the Fenics USTreasuries (Fenics UST) platform through the FeedOS API and QuantLINK global network.
Fenics UST is a fully electronic US Government securities trading venue owned and operated by BGC Financial. Fenics UST provides buy-side participants with access to cash treasuries via two electronic marketplaces: a Central Limit Order Book designed for low latency quantitative and systematic traders and a ‘Block Book’ designed for large institutional investors. Operating 23 hours a day, the Fenics UST platform
Torstone Technology, a provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing technology, has doubled its London office to cater for strong European growth over the course of the past year and through 2019.
The announcement comes after Torstone grew by over 50 per cent in revenue year on year, which fuelled the hiring of over 50 per cent more staff in Europe and globally in 2018. On top of many new global client wins, Torstone signed two major European clients in its last quarter.
Most recently, Torstone was recognised by the Financial Technologist as one of the ‘20 Most Influential
Digital Vega, an FX Options e-trading platform and provider of FX Options trading solutions, has made two senior appointments – Simon ‘Benny’ Lewis as Head of Interdealer Solutions, and Romain Camus as Head of Exotic Options.
Lewis spent 20 years at Tullet Prebon, building a market leading exotic options desk from scratch. He was ultimately appointed as Global Head of FX Options, until retiring in 2016.
Camus joins from VTB where he was Executive Director, Head of Foreign Exchange Structuring. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank as a Structurer. Romain has extensive financial markets experience, having
Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider BSO is partnering with Stake Capital, an emerging leader in the staking services market, to provide highly secure and available investor delegation services.
Using BSO’s global server infrastructure, Stake Capital is providing delegation services for blockchain-based proof-of-stake networks which offer a new opportunity for investors to use cryptocurrency capital and receive interest on investments, by allowing their tokens to be used to secure the network.
BSO is the first network provider to launch a crypto-friendly connectivity infrastructure, BSO Crypto Connect, for traders, exchanges, financial institutions, FinTech start-ups, and regulators looking to understand and
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index rallied 2.22 per cent in January, supported by the global equity market rally which resulted from the Fed’s dovish stance and optimism over potential progress in the US-China trade talks.
The MSCI AC World Index (Local) gained 7.36 per cent over the month, recovering most of the losses it suffered in December last year. Returns were positive across geographic mandates, as most of the fund managers generated gains on the back of the equity market rallies around the globe. North American fund managers gained 3.65 per cent during the month, while their peers focusing on
CMC Markets Institutional, a provider of liquidity and white label trading solutions, has added equity and derivative brokerage specialist Malcolm Ford to its team.
With thirty years of market experience working for companies ranging from start-ups to tier one banks, Ford will be responsible for spearheading CMC Markets’ move to provide an even more comprehensive service to the hedge fund industry.
Over the last three decades, Ford has worked with both the buy and sell side, liaising with clients right across Europe, Asia, South Africa and the USA. Previous roles have seen him representing industry mainstays such as
Spouting Rock Asset Management has appointed Pamela Jacobs as its first Chief Sustainability Officer. In this new role, she’ll work with the firm’s management and investment teams to assess the Impact and ESG landscape and determine the best way to integrate these into the firm’s investment strategy, culture and philosophy.
“With the growing importance of sustainable investing across multiple generations and the entire client spectrum, identifying the right way to integrate that within our culture and DNA is absolutely paramount, and I can’t think of a better person to lead that effort than Pamela,” says Blakely Page, President and founder
Jersey Finance has appointed experienced financial services professional Joe Moynihan as its new CEO.
Moynihan (pictured), starts in his new position on 18 February and is taking over the reins from Geoff Cook, who is leaving after twelve years in the role.
An experienced financial services professional with a longstanding career in Jersey in both the private and public sector, Moynihan spent the majority of his executive career with AIB, latterly as the Chief Executive Officer of the Jersey and Isle of Man offices.
He then spent just under four years with the Government of Jersey as Director
International law firm CMS has appointed Ed Kingsbury as a partner in the firm’s funds practice in London.
Kingsbury, who joins from Dechert, has significant experience advising a range of clients on investment funds and investment management arrangements.
Kingsbury has a particular interest in private equity, venture capital and credit funds, and acts for a range of investment firms and investors. His experience includes advising on investment funds through their life cycle, carried interest arrangements, ongoing house and regulatory issues, cornerstone investments into funds, complex secondaries, investment manager-related mergers and acquisitions and merging and de-merging asset managers.
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