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Castle Hall Alternatives has formed a partnership with SwissAnalytics, based in Zurich, to extend the reach of the OpsDiligence online diligence platform.
SwissAnalytics, founded in 2008, is a due diligence firm which has completed operational diligence on more than 400 fund entities.
“We’re delighted to partner with Castle Hall,” says Christian Nauer, CEO of SwissAnalytics. “SwissAnalytics and Castle Hall have, since inception, both adopted an identical business model, orientated around client service, independence of opinion, and lack of conflicts of interest. Both our firms believe that, to be effective, a diligence provider should only service the buy side investor
Average daily volume (ADV) in VIX futures was 178,531 contracts during September, an increase of 21 per cent from September 2013 and a decrease of 18 per cent when compared to the record ADV in August 2014.
According to CBOE, total volume in VIX futures was 3.75 million contracts during September, up 27 per cent from September 2013 and down 18 per cent from the record total volume in August 2014.
September exchange-wide ADV was 178,993 contracts, a 20-per cent increase from a year ago and an 18-per cent decrease from the record daily volume in August 2014. Exchange-wide
Marketing agency DotComWebDesign is adding a dedicated hedge fund marketing service to its business, with the aim of helping clients exploit the greater marketing freedoms introduced by the JOBS Act.
With the addition of this new division, DotComWebDesign hopes to service the full range of hedge funds, interested in strategic marketing services.
Offering everything from custom web design, to integrated PPC/SEO, DotComWebDesign sees itself as a ‘one stop shop for the modern hedge fund’.
Brandywine Global Investment Management has appointed Chen Zhao as co-director of global macro research effective from 1 January 2015.
He will serve alongside his former colleague, Francis Scotland.
Chen and Scotland will work together to develop the firm’s proprietary macro research.
Scotland says: “Chen is a rock star in the global macro space, well known for his sometimes provocative, but always practical and bottom line, views on the economy and markets. He is really going to both solidify and enhance the contribution of our macro research effort to the firm’s investment process.”
Co-lead portfolio manager, David Hoffman,
FinEx group has entered the commodities arena through the establishment of a specialist boutique business providing hedging and risk management services to commodity producers and consumers on a global basis.
The business enterprise established through FinEx Commodity Partners will provide a full range of over-the-counter (OTC) solutions and transactions to a global client base, through the creation of hedging programmes and strategies specifically tailored for each client’s individual demands.
FinEx group has assembled a team of eight commodity and structured product professionals, led by Simon Smith, former managing director and head of OTC commodity solutions at Jefferies Bache in
Dillon Eustace has expanded its global practice with the senior hire of Jonathan Law to its Cayman office and the addition of Fionnán Gannon to its Dublin office.
Law joins the funds and corporate team in Cayman as partner, and brings with him over 10 years of Cayman law expertise.
Gannon has moved from the Irish Stock Exchange, where he was previously a senior regulation executive, to join Dillon Eustace’s listing department.
Having started his career at Dundas & Wilson in Edinburgh, Law subsequently joined Clifford Chance in London, and has experience in Cayman as partner at another
Preqin takes a detailed look at the private equity industry in Asia and how it has changed in recent years, including fundraising, investor preferences and deal activity. Plus, performance benchmarks for Asia-focused private equity funds by vintage year and key statistics in detail for Greater China, ASEAN, Northeast Asia and South Asia.
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Hedge Connection, a platform for connecting investment managers and accredited investors, has launched a suite of new services to facilitate capital raising.
Hedge Connection's Capital Club offers enhanced investor introductions, Alpha Ten spotlights funds for investors, and Hedge Connection offers manager presentation videos.
"Hedge Connection was founded almost 10 years ago, and continues to innovatively solve problems for the alternatives industry," says CEO Lisa Vioni. "Our Capital Club is the most powerful and cost effective online introductory service available to fund managers today. Unlike buying a static list of investor information for thousands of dollars, payment by managers using the
Neuberger Berman is to purchase Ramius’ interest in Orchard Square Partners, which manages a global long/short credit investment strategy with approximately USD475 million in client assets.
Orchard Square Partners is led by four senior investment professionals, Norman Milner, Rick Dowdle, Darren Carter and Itai Baron, who have worked together for over eight years and have an average of 18 years of experience.
The team is supported by seven professionals who will also be joining Neuberger Berman.
Orchard Square Partners manages capital for a diversified investor base comprised of insurance companies, institutions, family offices, high net worth individuals, foundations
All six of the Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) investable long/short equity indices returned negative performance in September.
Market Vectors Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index was the worst performer with a return of -2.80 per cent.
This was followed by Market Vectors North America Long/Short Equity Index (-1.70 per cent), Market Vectors Western Europe Long/Short Equity Index (-1.00 per cent), Market Vectors Global Long/Short Equity Index (0.68 per cent) and Market Vectors Global Event Long/Short Equity Index (-0.20 per cent).
The Market Vectors Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity Index finished the month with the smallest loss, down just 0.01
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