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Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC (Gemini Alt) operates an open architecture environment that facilitates the creation of dedicated managed accounts (DMA) for large institutions. The infrastructure is supported by Gemini Alt's parent company, NorthStar Financial Services Group LLC (NorthStar), which has more than USD455 billion in AUM (as of 8/31/16).
As well as the DMA platform, Gemini Alt also operates the Galaxy Plus platform, a CFTC and NFA regulated platform that provides a lower investment option to non-pension fund investors.
"Today, Galaxy Plus has approximately USD500 million in assets. The DMA side of the business will be growing significantly over the
- 03/10/2016
In a new thought-provoking white paper entitled The upside of disruption – why the future of asset management depends on innovation, SEI picks out five important trends that are re-shaping the way we live our lives, both socially and professionally. SEI refers to these five trends as: Watsonisation; Googlisation; Amazonisation; Twitterisation, and Uberisation.
There is no doubt that technology, which SEI places at the heart of its operating model, has the potential to transform (or render redundant) companies in all sectors of society. The funds industry is no exception. How key players across all parts of the service chain –
- 03/10/2016
IKONIC Fund Services (IKONIC) was incorporated in 2007 as a Bermuda exempted company and is a licensed Fund Administrator under the Bermuda Monetary Authority Investment Fund Act 2006.
IKONIC was founded by a leadership team with significant in-depth knowledge and expertise in fund administration. Over the years, its success has been built on the stability, professionalism and expertise of a large organisation combined with the flexibility, autonomy and character of a hands-on niche provider. IKONIC specialises in supporting hedge funds, fund of hedge funds, private equity funds and funds investing in insurance linked securities.
It currently services more than 140
- 03/10/2016
New York-headquartered Imagine Software celebrated its 23rd birthday this July. Still privately owned and run by Scott Sherman, Steven Harrison, Dr Lance Smith and David Miller, Imagine has long been viewed as one of the financial industry's leading provider of real-time portfolio, risk management and regulatory systems.
Imagine supports the industry's blue-chip hedge fund managers, fund-of-funds, pension plans, money managers, asset managers – and the major banks and brokerages. Imagine was the first to offer a cloud-based ASP solution to the industry in 1999. "Today, we have a combination of functions that make Imagine the most powerful risk system in
- 03/10/2016
A decade ago, there was nothing wrong with having eight or 10 vendors in place to run a hedge fund operation. But times have changed, as has technology. So much so, that established managers are increasingly looking to reduce overhead costs and complexity by consolidating the number of their critical systems into single or integrated solutions, often delivered on a hosted basis.
One of the key benefits to this is the ability to bring data from all those disparate systems together into a consolidated place where that information is actionable.
"Whether it's reference data, transaction data, portfolio information, compliance data,
- 03/10/2016
Wedbush Securities was founded in 1955 and is one of the largest providers of small and midcap equity research in the US.
Wedbush Securities has the largest Equity Research platform on the West Coast comprised of over 20 research analysts, coverage of more than 250 stocks and a dedicated retail channel checking team. The award-winning Wedbush Best Ideas List, is a dynamic, actively monitored compilation of the highest conviction stock ideas among its team of analysts with respect to outperformance over the forward 6 to 12-month period.
The research team sits within Wedbush Capital Markets group and has particular expertise in market
- 03/10/2016
Walkers is one of the most recognised international law firms and works with some of the hedge fund industry's largest asset managers. In total, the Group has 580 personnel, of which 250 alone are based in the Cayman Islands. "Overall, we've hired 100 people globally this year to bolster our five core practices: investment funds, finance & corporate, insolvency & dispute resolution, wealth structuring, and tax and regulatory advice," says Ingrid Pierce (pictured), Global Managing Partner at Walkers.
Pierce also notes that corporate and fiduciary services (through 'Walkers Professional Services') are a rapidly growing business for the firm since it
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Hathersage Capital Management LLC is a global macro manager founded in 1991. Employing a discretionary global macro philosophy which it applies strictly to G10 currencies, the firm takes directional market views using interbank spot, forwards and options.
"Unlike equity and fixed income markets, the drivers affecting currency pair valuations can change very quickly," comments Bill Lipschutz, principal, CIO and head of portfolio management. "Uncertainty, creates opportunities for skilled discretionary managers. Hathersage takes exposures that can be structured with return asymmetry and, at all times, actively manages positions no matter market conditions."
The strategies offered by Hathersage express trade ideas
- 03/10/2016
Firstly, let’s start with a positive message. As the latest Hedgeweek USA Awards event in New York on 15 September showed once again, the energy and creative dexterity of hedge fund industry participants remains undented by the continuous intervention of regulators and central bankers. Hedge funders are a hardy bunch, and it was great to see so many engaging conversations during the course of the evening.
Everyone, from managers to prime brokers, lawyers to risk practitioners and fund administrators, plays a vital role in the hedge fund industry and their attendance at the awards event was testament to the great work
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Claraphi Advisory Network is gaining ground in the managed accounts arena by offering a unified managed account (UMA) that can blend separate account managers, ETFs, and alternative investments.
Claraphi works with advisers of independent broker/dealers and with RIAs who want to focus on asset gathering and entrust the investment management and reporting to Claraphi's expertise.
"We are seeing an industry-wide interest from advisors who are adapting their practices to be more holistic and understanding of their clients' overall financial goals," says Roxanna Guinan, Claraphi's senior vice president of business development. "Alternative investments enable advisers to offer their clients portfolios
- 03/10/2016
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