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RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) has added the RBC Funds (Lux) – Emerging Markets Value Equity Fund, RBC Funds (Lux) – Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund and RBC Funds (Lux) – European Equity Focus Fund to its Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV range, RBC Funds (Lux).
The new sub-funds are sub-advised by RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited and are managed by the asset manager’s London-based investment teams.
RBC Funds (Lux) – Emerging Markets Value Equity Fund; managed by Laurence Bensafi, Deputy Head Emerging Market Equities & Senior Portfolio Manager. The sub-fund will provide investors exposure to a diversified portfolio
The RWC Global Growth Absolute Alpha fund has renamed the RWC Global Innovation Absolute Alpha fund in order to better describe the opportunity set. There is no change to the fund’s focus or investment process.
Fund manager, Priya Kodeeswaran, believes the way absolute return funds generate alpha is more important than which market they do it in as their net exposure to that market is generally fairly low. The team looks to outperform by investing in the part of the market where the risk/reward is highest irrespective of location. Kodeeswaran feels strongly that the optimal hunting ground is found
Innovative technology is all around us, and hedge funds might well question its value as a differentiator in today’s highly competitive market. But that does not mean there is nothing to be gained from keeping pace with change – to the contrary, rather than relying on new developments to make themselves stand out from the crowd, funds could instead use them to develop and refine their infrastructure, thereby adding real value to the investment process.
In this white paper, Gordon Russell, Global Head of Risk at Broadridge Investment Management Solutions argues that the chances of survival in this new environment
Following the end of the Exchange Council’s term of office of three years, the trading participants of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) elected a new Exchange Council in accordance with the applicable schedule on 7 May 2015.
The Exchange Council represents the interest of the trading participants and is involved in all essential decisions of the exchange. It has in total 24 members and, for example, approves the rules and regulations of the exchange and changes to it. The participants vote in different election categories in order to adequately represent the different interests on the Exchange Council. The election was
Lansons has the become first UK communications consultancy to become a member of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
Since its inception in 1989 Lansons has represented many hedge funds and alternative investment managers, while handling some of the largest corporate crises in the UK’s financial services sector. Becoming an AIMA member ensures that Lansons remains at the forefront of reputation management and stakeholder engagement at a time when the industry is facing ever-increasing scrutiny and regulatory challenges.
David Masters, board director and head of Lansons alternative and institutional practice, says: “Founded as a partnership and 100% owned by
International law firm Greenberg Traurig has strengthened its expertise in private investment funds and complicated derivatives transactions, with the additions of Anthony L Perricone and Nanette Aguirre as shareholders in its New York Corporate & Securities Practice.
Aguirre joins from Schulte Roth & Zabel, where Perricone started his career and was more recently a partner at Jones Day.
“Rather than force clients to choose between top tier quality and value, we remain true to our core: a business model premised not on size but upon delivering elite quality and extraordinary value in one firm, where we intensely focus on execution
Institutions managing investments with a long or perpetual time horizon are increasingly looking across asset classes, liquid and illiquid, to capture long term returns.
That’s according to the Endowment & Foundation (E&F) Group at JP Morgan Asset Management in London.
Kris Jonsson, Head of EMEA Endowments & Foundations, says: “A typical endowment needs to generate annual return greater than the sum of inflation and distributions, in order to preserve the portfolio value in real terms. With the current low yield environment, E&Fs are reviewing their strategic asset allocations and considering alternatives – which have historically both improved diversification and
Exegy, a provider of high-performance market data normalisation and distribution solutions, has introduced six new feed handlers for foreign exchange venues.
The new additions expand Exegy's broad portfolio of over 200 market data feed handlers, including feed handlers for leading bank portals and ECN platforms for currency trading. Exegy is now supporting an additional six bank portals – Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Nomura, and Royal Bank of Scotland.
The additions to Exegy's portfolio of market data feed handlers were driven by expanded usage of its hardware-accelerated appliances for currency trading. Exegy continuously develops new
Over 220 guests from Asia’s alternative investments industry attended Hedge Funds Care (Asia)/Help for Children Asia’s inaugural annual benefit gala on Monday, 4 May.
The benefit gala was held at the Exchange Auditorium at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) courtesy of HKEx. The night was aimed at raising both awareness and funds to support programs that can help treatment and prevention of child abuse across Asia.
“We are so appreciative of the support and generosity that Hedge Funds Care Asia has received from the hedge fund community at our inaugural benefit,” says Jean Sung, Chairman of Hedge Funds
Hedge fund firm Crescent Capital Group has appointed Peter Mitchell has Senior Vice President (SVP) of Investor Relations. He will be responsible for marketing Crescent’s strategies to institutional investors including public pension plans and multi-employer pension plans.
Mitchell brings more than a decade of experience in the financial industry. He joins Crescent from Thornburg Investment Management where he was a Senior Portfolio Specialist. Prior to that, he filled senior roles in the financial industry including as Managing Director of Investor Relations at EnTrust Capital, Inc. and Director of Sales at Snow Capital Management. Prior to his financial career, Mr. Mitchell
