Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) announced at this week’s Fund Forum International the launch of a turnkey solution to enable asset management companies and independent managers to create, manage and promote Ucits funds. SSGS said that the solution was aimed
F-Squared Investments has brought in more than USD4 billion in net inflows during the 2011 calendar year, driving total assets under management or model manager agreements to nearly USD6 billion. The firm, which started 2011 at USD1.5 billion in assets, has
To successfully execute on complex trading strategies and to stay in compliance, a firm must know the exact time that events happen, such as ticks, trades and computed correlations. If a time stamp is off, it could be the difference
Krusen Capital Management, a hedge fund and private equity advisory firm, has partnered with Atrato Advisors to provide independent research and due diligence for its LionHedge Platform. Krusen Capital provides advice on alternative investments and access to top managers, targeting
SIG is increasing its weighting to equities against a background of almost universal investor pessimism, according to the firm’s latest monthly asset allocation report. In his monthly note, SIG CIO James Millard says, “investors remain very overweight cash” but “we
UK-based Wessex Asset Management, founded by Peter Chesterfield (pictured) and Tim Weir in 1999, is reportedly closing three hedge funds
The impressive gains made by equity markets this year have left valuations looking fuller than they were 12 months ago, says Dean Turner, Investment Strategist at HSBC Private Bank… Nevertheless, we believe that equities will continue to make progress over
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved for public comment proposed interpretive guidance regarding the cross-border application of the swaps provisions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Commission’s regulations. The proposed
Hedge funds investing in Emerging Asia posted industry-leading gains to start 2012, with the HFRI EM: Asia ex-Japan Index gaining 7.4 per cent in 1Q12, the best start for the index since 2006 when it gained 12.3 per cent, according
There can be no doubting the popularity of ETFs. As an asset class it has grown substantially in recent years. According to data in BlackRock’s ETF Landscape Industry Review for end of Q1 this year the number of global ETFs
