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eVestment, a provider of institutional investment data intelligence and analytic solutions, has launched an attribution platform offering integration into eVestment Analytics.
Delivered via a SaaS platform, eVestment Attribution serves professionals in the institutional investment market including asset managers, consultants and plan sponsors.
For asset managers, the new attribution platform offers a deeper level of competitive analysis while continuing to safeguard sensitive manager-holdings information from competition.
For consultants and plan sponsors, the platform offers a more efficient way to use attribution as a natural part of manager selection and monitoring processes.
Using holdings data already present in
Jamie Allsopp (pictured), Fund Manager at Insparo Asset Management believes US president Barack Obama should follow the UK’s lead on investment in Africa…
You don’t have to be an expert to realise Africa has extraordinary investment potential. Africa receives far less foreign direct investment than China or India and over the last year investment from developed markets actually fell. Driven by the thriving Africa funds sector in London the UK was alone in this group, increasing investments by 9% during 2012. The US and France reduced the value of their investments on a yearly basis.
Investment in infrastructure from China
Smonik Investment Systems, a provider of integrated back-office solutions for the investment management community, has added 24/7 support increased client demand for straight-through reconciliation services.
Smonik has doubled its client base in 2013, and the firm now provides reconciliation services to five of the top 10 hedge funds in Boston. Smonik clients range from start-up to multibillion-dollar hedge funds, as well as fund of funds and fund administrators.
Smonik’s recent growth is attributed to investment managers increasingly looking to streamline operations by automating middle- and back-office workflows around data management, trade reconciliation and reporting. Through automation, firms are
ATT Management, a Gibraltar-based algorithmic trading manager, has launched its flagship fund Algorithm Trading Technologies PCC Ltd.
The fund is a Gibraltar Experienced Investor Fund, regulated and authorised by the FSC. The fund trades a portfolio of algorithmic trading strategies focused on highly liquid equity index futures and ETFs and is designed to be profitable in both bull and bear markets.
James Wood, chief executive and chief investment officer, says: "Tom McNerney and I are delighted to launch Algorithm Trading Technologies PCC Ltd following a highly successful 10 months’ incubation period. Tom and I would like to express
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed Juan Garrido and Les Baquiran as co-directors of the association’s LatAm chapter following the decision by Victor Hugo Rodriguez to step down from the role.
Garrido is global head of investment solutions at BBVA Global Private Bank in New York. He has almost two decades of market experience and a sound understanding of asset and wealth management, financial products and services, and infrastructure. Garrido oversees BBVA’s Wealth Management’s global investment strategy, asset allocation and recommended catalogue of products and services, is a member of the Global Private Banking Steering Meeting, and chairs
Alternative asset manager Aquila Capital has appointed Dorothee Goerz as senior fund manager. Goerz will be based at Aquila Capital’s office in London.
She will be responsible for overseeing the launch of a new Aquila Capital value and event-driven long/short equity strategy in the autumn of this year, for which she will act as the lead fund manager.
Goerz has more than 12 years’ experience in value and event-driven investing, with a particular focus on European mid/large cap stocks. Most recently, she served two years as portfolio manager at Aremus Partners, a hedge fund advisory group, where she was responsible for
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 1.67 per cent in July, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies at Credit Suisse.
The long/short equity strategy was the strongest performer for the month, finishing up 3.61 per cent in July.
The Managed Futures Liquid Index was the only strategy in negative territory for the month with a return of -1.20 per cent.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules designed to substantially increase protections for investors who turn their money and securities over to broker-dealers registered with the SEC.
The new rules, approved by a 3-2 Commission vote, require broker-dealers to file new reports with the Commission that should result in higher levels of compliance with the SEC’s financial responsibility rules.
“These rules will provide important additional safeguards for customer assets held by broker-dealers,” says Mary Jo White (pictured), chair of the SEC. “These rules will strengthen the audit requirements for broker-dealers and enhance our oversight of the way
CBOE Holdings has reported second quarter 2013 net income allocated to common stockholders of USD45.5m, or USD0.52 per diluted share, compared with USD37.9m, or USD0.44 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2012.
On an adjusted basis, net income allocated to common stockholders was USD47.0m, or USD0.54 per share, compared with USD37.9m, or USD0.44 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
Operating revenues of USD150.8m for the second quarter increased 14 per cent compared with USD132.6m in the second quarter of 2012.
"We are pleased to report another strong quarter at CBOE Holdings, with
Jersey’s proactive and flexible approach to the adoption of new international regulation will ensure its funds industry can look forward to a positive future, according to Ben Robins, the new chairman of the Jersey Funds Association (JFA).
Elected into the position of chairman at the recent AGM (19 July) of the trade association that represents Jersey’s funds industry, Robins (pictured) is joined by Tim Morgan, who becomes vice chairman.
A partner and head of the funds practice area at Mourant Ozannes, Robins has extensive experience in investment funds, offshore capital markets and structured finance. Having qualified as an
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