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The RM Targeted Investment Opportunities I strategy was launched in October 2020 by RM Funds to allow investors to capitalise on the market dislocation in real asset prices and listed securities created by the global health pandemic. Now closed, the strategy has returned 36.8 per cent to investors.
Hedge fund managers in Europe need to focus on building closer partnerships with investors by providing additional services, according to the latest issue of The Cerulli Edge—Global Edition.
Hedge fund managers have institutionalised their offerings in the past decade, but based on a survey by Cerulli Associates, there is a recognition of the importance of establishing strong ties with investors. More than half (58 per cent) of the managers Cerulli surveyed said that focusing on partnerships will be a very important priority over the next 24 months when distributing their hedge fund strategies.
“Although providing additional services will be challenging
Vistra has launch its Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) service, which aims to provide a tailored proposition built around the key phases of a SPAC to address each stage of growth – beginning with an IPO through to de-SPACing and business growth.
Leveraging Vistra’s extensive expertise across multiple jurisdictions, sectors, and intermediary relationships, Vistra supports a wide range of SPAC scenarios. Vistra also provides leading entity expertise with over 200,000 entities under management, including Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).
“As we experience accelerated change across the business landscape globally, SPACs have picked up pace and continue to develop as an
Following the announcement in December 2020 that Link Group had signed an agreement with Banor Capital for the acquisition of Casa4Funds, the deal is now complete following regulatory approval from the CSSF.
The acquisition provides additional scale for Link Fund Solutions in Luxembourg, Europe’s largest investment fund centre. It also provides access to Casa4Funds’ extensive experience in a wide range of traditional and alternative asset classes including hedge funds, private equity, real estate and debt.
Jean-Luc Neyens, Managing Director, Fund Solutions Luxembourg, Link Group, says: “The completion of our acquisition of Casa4Funds, one of Europe’s oldest third-party UCITS Management
An overwhelming majority (85 per cent) of alternative fund managers expect to see increased demand for investment vehicles to be based in international financial centres (IFCs) over the coming three to five years, driven by a skills gap and potential tax increases in their local jurisdictions to combat the impact of Covid-19.
That’s according to a new global study commissioned by Ocorian, which reveals that, on a regional basis, Asia-based fund managers are the most bullish about the use of IFCs for funds and other investment vehicles (96 per cent), ahead of North America and Africa (both 92 per cent),
With the Covid-19 pandemic proving the defining factor shaping the direction of economies and markets globally over the past 18 months, hedge fund strategies trading healthcare stocks have come into particularly sharp focus.
The way in which hedge funds can demonstrate the value of ESG indicators within their portfolios is becoming a key task for managers of all stripes and strategies. A recent webinar, jointly hosted by FIS Global and Hedgeweek ,examined how AI technology can help firms rise to the assortment of challenges arising within this sphere.
July volumes for EEX Groiup’s Intraday Power markets grew by 12 per cent y-o-y, with Spanish Power Futures up by 22 per cent.
As of 27 September, EEX will extend calendar year expiries for this market as well as for German and Italian Power Futures to 10 years, to facilitate long-term hedges
EEX has also reported a continued increase in the UK (+77 per cent), Nordics (+94 per cent) and Austrian (+155 per cent) Power Futures, while Japan Derivatives Power is still extremely bullish with 362.5 GWh.
European Natural Gas Spot and Derivatives are up 27 per cent and 9
London hedge fund manager, Florin Court Capital, is expanding into the UAE by partnering with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) under its USD545 million Innovation Programme.
Horizon Software, a provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has partnered with Business France Middle East, to expand the range of services on offer to clients based in the MENA region.
The choice to collaborate with Business France is strategic, and fits into the wider business goals of Horizon, supporting the growth and development of their global presence. Business France will play a major role in strengthening client relationships and facilitating business opportunities for Horizon in the MENA region. This will allow Horizon’s technology to be deployed on a larger scale, providing sophisticated services to a wider range
