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Risk-AI and BarclayHedge have collaborated to produce the first hedge fund risk application for the iPad.
The new application allows users of Risk-AI’s Transparency Analytics software to view data and analysis wherever they can use their iPad.
“This application allows users to quickly research hedge fund managers and review fund information anytime and anywhere, even without Internet connectivity,” says Aleksey Matiychencko, senior partner and chief executive of Risk-AI. “For example, you could do a quick check on the performance of a hedge fund manager you hear at a conference or meet at a networking event. It could also prove useful
Alternative asset manager Gottex Fund Management has appointed Marc Fisher as head of marketing for the Asia Pacific region.
Based in Gottex’s Hong Kong office, Fisher will be central to the continued development of Gottex in the region, working closely with Max Gottschalk, chief executive of Gottex Asia, and Ronnie Wu, chief investment officer of Gottex Asia.
He joins Gottex from FRM where he was responsible for its Asia Pacific business (excluding Japan and Korea) and a member of the management committee.
He has a wide commercial network in Asia, in particular in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore and the
José Galeano has been named as head of investor relations manager for Swiss alternative investment company Altin.
He will be assisted in this role by Marc T Clapasson.
Galeano’s (pictured) previous role as an in expert in alternative investments will be filled by Michaël Malquarti.
Both appointments come into effect on 1 November 2012.
Horizon Cash Management is surveying commodity trading advisers (CTAs) and commodity pool operators (CPOs) to document the impact of the MF Global and Peregrine Financial Group (PFG) liquidations on the managed futures industry and its investors.
The survey went out on 31 October, marking the one-year anniversary of the MF Global meltdown.
Diane Mix Birnberg, Horizon founder and chairman, says: “I have witnessed ten bankruptcies of futures commission merchants (FCMs) in my 30-year career. Nothing, however, came close to the magnitude of the implosion created by MF Global and the additional damage caused by the PFG meltdown, a mere
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, looks at what Guernsey offers as a domicile for property funds in a post-crisis world.
It is no great secret that the global financial crisis has had a severe negative impact on the property market. In Guernsey we have seen the value of our property funds decline. This is not surprising considering that it is largely correlated to the performance of the wider market. However we have also seen values recover during the last three years.
A notable development last year was
Hermes Fund Managers has launched its Hermes Absolute Return Commodity strategy on dbSelect, Deutsche Bank’s platform for accessing liquid hedge fund strategies.
The Hermes Absolute Return Commodity strategy allows investors to access Hermes’ commodities expertise in a flexible and customised format.
The Hermes investment process is based on a multi-strategy approach operating algorithmic models across 20 commodity curves, complemented by fundamental research. The strategy covers an investment universe of 25 liquid commodities and offers daily liquidity.
Hermes is one of the largest institutional commodities managers globally, managing over USD2.3bn.
Managed investment platforms allow hedge fund managers to offer multiple customised
Peter Bakker and Frits Lieuw-kie-song, both former high yield portfolio managers at SGS, are reuniting to establish a liquid credit strategy at Channel Capital Advisors.
Channel will provide risk oversight, operational support and initial capital for the new strategy.
“We are both delighted to be back together at an interesting time in the credit markets,” says Lieuw-kie-song. “There are numerous investment opportunities in mispriced debt, given the significant economic dislocation and event risk in the market. Catalysts often trigger subsequent price re-alignments, and we seek to capture that value through the entire credit cycle.”
“We feel Frits and
Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC), the Australian independent academic centre for capital market research, has launched a European equivalent in partnership with European universities and corporates.
Australian Ambassador to Italy David Ritchie, chief scientist to the State of NSW Mary O’Kane, CMCRC board member David Skellern and CMCRC chief executive Alex Frino (pictured) presented to 30 representatives of educational, government and corporate institutions from Italy, UK, France, Germany and Bulgaria at the launch in Rome.
The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre is regarded as one of Australia’s most productive CRCs in Australia. It was founded in 2001 and is
The Ucits compliant DB Platinum TT International fund has launched on Deutsche Bank’s Ucits platform.
The fund is managed by Tim Tacchi who founded TT in 1988, making him one of the first hedge fund managers in Europe.
The fund employs a global macro strategy by combining investments in a portfolio of equities, expected to be predominantly European, with a global macro portfolio of fixed income securities and foreign exchange positions. The fund uses fundamental research to generate investment ideas implemented using highly liquid instruments in equities, currencies and interest rates portfolios.
Tarun Nagpal, Deutsche Bank’s European head of fund
Orc clients can now use high speed FPGA data feeds from NovaSparks.
Orc conducted extensive research to determine the benefits of FPGA technology and found compelling performance results.
Customers that take advantage of this alliance will experience more predictable speed for market data and overall improved trading performance.
Additionally, since market data is processed on the FPGA appliance, the server CPU is able to offer more processing power to Orc Liquidator, resulting in additional benefits.
“One of the ironies of tight markets and smaller IT budgets is that solutions are actually getting better because providers like Orc and NovaSparks hone
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