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Institutional investors will be targeting alternative investments over the next two years, with infrastructure assets generating the greatest interest, according to the latest issue of The Cerulli Edge-Global Edition.
Of the 56 European institutions surveyed by global analytics firm Cerulli Associates, in partnership with Institutional Investor, 53% plan to increase their exposure to infrastructure over the next 12 to 24 months.
"Real estate, hedge funds, and private equity can also expect near-term inflows, with net 36%, 21%, and 13% respectively of investors due to boost allocations," says Barbara Wall, Europe research director at Cerulli. "Over the next five years, this
Orc is to expand coverage of Nasdaq markets to include Nasdaq Futures Inc (NFX), the exchange group's US-based designated contract market (DCM), on its first day of trading.
Through NFX, Nasdaq will expand its commodities business with futures and options on key energy benchmarks including oil, natural gas and U.S. power, which will launch in 2015. Market participants will be able to manage their trading and hedging needs in a cost-efficient manner, using an innovative horizontal clearing solution operated by The Options Clearing Corporation.
"We are dedicated to evolving our Execution Bricks offering and look forward to providing sophisticated and
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a provider of alternative asset management solutions, has appointed Sachin Kachhla as its Managing Director for Sales and Client Relations.
Kachhla has over 10 years’ experience advising hedge funds and asset management firms and selling them technology solutions to meet their strategic requirements.
Prior to joining Indus Valley Partners, Mr. Kachhla established and grew the North American business of Tradar, a leading portfolio management system provider, from under five clients to over fifty. He was then instrumental in selling the company to Eze Castle Software. At Eze, Kachhla was part of the executive sales team
LMAX Exchange, an FCA regulated MTF for global FX trading, has become a member of the Linux Foundation, the non-profit organisation dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux.
LMAX Exchange will be a part of the Linux Foundation’s new Core Infrastructure Initiative, a multi-million dollar project bringing together more than 20 major international technology companies, including Microsoft, Intel, Google and Cisco, to identify and fund critical open-source infrastructure projects in need of investment.
Andrew Phillips, Director of Technical Operations at LMAX Exchange, says: “At LMAX Exchange we are firm believers in the power of open source technology to upend
Industry veteran Chris Jackson has joined Liquidnet as European Head of the firm’s Execution and Quantitative Services (EQS) Group.
Jackson brings over twenty years of experience to this new role which will involve setting the strategic direction of the European Trading Desk and Algorithmic Services Group, as well as heading up the senior sales effort for Liquidnet's global algorithmic offering with European clients.
Jackson's' appointment marks significant progress in Liquidnet's strategy to provide its network – which includes nearly 780 of the world’s leading asset managers – with new and more efficient ways to source diverse liquidity and satisfy
The hedge fund industry is transforming, with managers increasingly focused on customised products and solutions, new investors, and emerging markets.
That’s the conclusion of "Growing Up: The new environment for Hedge Funds," a new report produced by KPMG International, the Managed Funds Association (MFA), and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
The report is based on global research, with more than 100 hedge fund managers representing approximately USD440 billion of assets under management. Their views reflect fundamental shifts occurring in the hedge fund industry; key findings include:
• A majority of hedge fund managers expect a significant shift in
The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for February 2015 measured 2.19%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile, advanced 0.66% in March.
“March data showed a modest gain in the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index with both inflows and outflows somewhat muted, but broadly in line with seasonal expectations. The overall steadiness of the increase in hedge fund investments is noteworthy in light of recent higher volatility in financial markets. Clearly, there is considerable uncertainty around a number of issues: the direction of central bank policies, the EU response to Greece, the impact
Global Hunter Securities, a division of Seaport Global Securities has appointed Paul Chambers as Institutional Salesman in the firm’s New York office.
Chambers has over 20 years of experience on both the sell side and buy side, primarily focused on energy. He received numerous accolades over the years as an energy portfolio manager.
Ed Lainfiesta, Managing Partner of Seaport Global, says: “Paul brings a wealth of energy investment experience that we are confident will offer invaluable insights for our clients. As an energy-focused firm, we are committed to delivering the best institutional services to our clients and we believe Paul
Parker Johnson is to join Ramius as Managing Director, Sales and Marketing.
Johnson will manage institutional relationships across the Ramius platform, with a special focus on Ramius Alternative Solutions. The Alternative Solutions group, led by Stuart Davies and Vikas Kapoor, offers sophisticated hedge fund investment services including portfolio completion, optimisation and hedging as well as a suite of accessible, cost effective, hedge fund-style investments called Ramius Liquid Portfolios.
Michael Singer, Chief Executive Officer of Ramius, says: “Over twenty-five years in the industry, Parker has developed deep knowledge of institutional investors and their needs. Today’s investors are looking for differentiated solutions
Trading Technologies (TT) is to introduce connectivity to Nasdaq Futures (NFX), the exchange group's US-based designated contract market (DCM), on day-one of trading through both its TT and X_TRADER platforms.
Through NFX, Nasdaq will expand its commodities business with futures and options on key energy benchmarks including oil, natural gas and U.S. power, which will launch in 2015.
The TT connection to NFX will provide the trading community with more choices for investing in energy derivatives, improving price discovery and providing deeper liquidity. The new link to NFX will give all TT customers across the globe ease of use to tap
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