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Man Group has selected Thomson Reuters Accelus Org ID (Accelus Org ID) KYC Managed Service to streamline their Know Your Customer (KYC) process.
With the selection by Man Group it takes the total records managed so far by the industry’s first and only KYC managed service provider to over 12,000. The agreement also demonstrates that clients trust Thomson Reuters to develop innovative solutions for the market that reduce the financial burden of regulatory compliance while accelerating their ability to conduct global business.
“We needed a proven service provider that could deliver a KYC solution that included client on-boarding as
- 09/01/2015
The trading volume at Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) ended 2014 at a record high of 202,411,093 contracts, passing the 200 million contracts benchmark for the first time.
Comparing to 2013, total trading volume and average daily trading volume (ADTV: 816,174 contracts) in 2014 posted growths of 32.1% and 31.04%, respectively. In terms of product types, total trading volume of futures in 2014 increased 15.37% from 2013, while for options it was an increase of 38.71%. Among the four major products – TAIEX Options (TXO), TAIEX Futures (TX), Mini-TAIEX Futures (MTX) and Single Stock Futures, Single Stock Futures showed the greatest
- 09/01/2015
Closed-end private real estate debt funds raised a total of USD20bn in capital in 2014, higher than in any other previous year. Andrew Moylan, Head of Real Assets Products at Preqin, comments on the state of private real estate fundraising heading into 2015:
Across the entire real estate fundraising market, it is evident that investors are still putting considerable sums of capital to work across the asset class. Aggregate capital raised across all real estate strategies worldwide reached USD90bn, just below the USD92bn raised in 2013, but is expected to increase by 10% to 20% as more information becomes available.
- 09/01/2015
Hedge funds ended a tumultuous and volatile 2014 with an aggregate performance of +2.48%, with December and Q4 hedge fund performance nearly flat at -0.15% and +0.03% respectively.
That’s according to according to eVestment’s December, Q4 and Year End 2014 Hedge Fund Performance Report, which reveals that by comparison, in 2013 aggregate hedge fund performance was +10.19%.
Managed futures funds ended 2014 as the best performing major hedge fund strategy, returning +8.63% in 2014. The last year managed futures produced industry leading performance was 2008. The largest managed futures funds performed far better than their peers in 2014, returning an
- 09/01/2015
Federated Investors has launched the Federated Managed Volatility Fund, a liquid alternative product that seeks to provide total return while managing the fund's annualised volatility.
The fund joins Federated's USD2 billion alternative and objective-based product line, which includes Federated Absolute Return Fund, Federated Managed Risk Fund and Federated Prudent Bear Fund.
Federated Managed Volatility Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers led by Michael T Dieschbourg, who heads Federated's alternatives/managed-risk investment group. The new product follows the growth of the USD650 million Federated Managed Volatility Fund II, a variable annuity product which has been sold through insurance
- 09/01/2015
Constellations Advisers, a provider of accounting, compliance, operational support, and due diligence services to the investment management industry has opened a new office in San Francisco.
The move reflects Constellations’ ever growing client base in the Western United States and Asia.
Constellation’s San Francisco office, located at 75 Broadway, offers a full range of services, including accounting, compliance, operations support, due diligence, dispute resolution and other consulting services and support. Constellation serves hedge funds, RIAs, private equity/private equity portfolio companies, venture capital and start-up technology firms, other commercial enterprises, as well as their service providers and investors.
Managing Partner Boris
- 08/01/2015
Marathon Asset Management an alternative investment adviser focused on corporate and global credit, structured credit, emerging markets, leveraged loans and CLO’s, has promoted Jamie Raboy, global head of risk management, to partner.
Raboy will join Marathon’s existing partners: Bruce Richards, Louis Hanover, Andrew Rabinowitz, Richard Ronzetti, Jake Hyde, Stuart Goldberg, Andy Springer and Gabriel Szpigiel, all of whom have a 20 year history of working together.
Raboy has been with Marathon since its inception in March 1998 and has led several business areas before becoming the head of risk management in January 2009. Raboy also serves on Marathon’s Executive Committee.
- 08/01/2015
In the midst of a shifting market environment, alternative fund managers are experiencing a surge of demand for primary financing activity. The increasing demand for private debt investment products and, as a result, the increase in private debt holdings, has raised questions as to whether we are seeing a fundamental shift in markets, or if this is a temporary yield play. A temporary yield play can be defined as a short-term strategy employed by fund managers to generate profit for clients, with no plans to extend the strategy past a short-term view.
Preqin’s recent global private debt fund manager survey
- 08/01/2015
Tom Carey & David Crosland of Carey Olsen, explore the introduction of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Guernsey) Law 2013…
In response to the increasing demand for limited liability partnership (LLPs) structures in Guernsey the Limited Liability Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 2013 came into force on 13 May, 2104.
The key features of a Guernsey LLP are similar to those registered in other jurisdictions but certain enhancements have been made to the legislation to broaden the scope of their commercial use and to benefit sponsors looking to use Guernsey as a domicile for private equity funds.
Key features
A Guernsey LLP is a
- 08/01/2015
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has launched a new education offering for market participants as it focuses on greater market engagement to expand the business globally.
“The LME’s training programme is instrumental in driving forward the Exchange's market engagement and outreach strategy,” says Paul MacGregor, LME Head of Sales. “Enabling a greater understanding of the LME and how it operates will help us to grow business in new markets.”
The LME’s three-day introductory course – an essential tool in helping market participants understand how the Exchange operates – will now be run by specialist education provider Euromoney Training. The LME
- 08/01/2015
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