Private equity and hedge fund managers alike are finding their investor base is challenging what products fit best within their portfolio and, in many cases, no longer want a “one size fits all”, according to EY’s 12th annual Hedge Fund
Parker Global Strategies, a fund of hedge funds manager and manager of managers based in Stamford, Connecticut, has continued its international expansion with the opening of representative
Citadel, a provider of enterprise data management systems for the buy-side, has won the best data management product award from the specialist publication Buy-Side Technology for its Cadis
SwissOne Capital, an asset management company specialising in crypto, is to launch what it says is the market’s first tokenised and fully-regulated index fund. Crypto as an asset class continues to edge towards maturity, and each regulatory win advances
big xyt, an independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, has added a dedicated dashboard for analysing systematic internaliser (SI) volumes to its Liquidity Cockpit. Eligible users now have the option to view and compare the reported SI
Guernsey Funds Forum 2012 held in London this week attracted well in excess of 400 delegates – a new attendance record for the event. The half-day conference and exhibition included two panels sessions – one on regulation and another on
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Oxane Partners, a technology-driven solutions provider to the alternative investments industry, has signed long term engagements with four New York based firms in the last six months, strengthening its foothold in the US market. The new clientele, all credit-focussed investment
The sell-off in October was difficult to navigate for hedge funds, but there were substantial divergences across strategies, according to Lyxor’s latest Hedge Fund Brief. Lyxor’s Philippe Ferreira (pictured), says: “L/S Equity and Event-Driven strategies underperformed due to their elevated
A new study written by the Strategic Consulting team, Prime Services, Barclays Capital reveals that Discretionary Macro, Equity Market Neutral, Equity Quant and Credit strategies are most favoured by investors as they seek to reduce their equity long-only exposure. The
