Newscape Capital Group has launched its second Ucits fund, the Newscape Diversified Growth Fund. Following a genuine multi-asset strategy, the fund aims to achieve a consistent double-digit return with single-digit volatility over the longer term, and has an annualised benchmark
Azad Zangana, European Economist at Schroders, on the Bank of England’s decision to leave interest rates at 0.5%… The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to leave interest rates at the record low level 0.5%, and its asset purchase
Vega-Chi US has launched the only high-yield bond trading platform solely for institutional investors. The electronic marketplace is initially being supported by over 40 buy-side participants with more than 60 firms in the pipeline to join within the first few
Gain Capital has reported net income of USD4.4m, or USD0.11 per share, and adjusted net income of USD5.0m, or USD0.13 per share, for the second quarter ended 30 June 30 2012, on net revenue of USD45.7m. “Our strong sequential revenues
At a hedge fund conference in Zurich this week, a panel of three investment managers: Julian Jacobsen, Managing Director FPP Asset Management; Max von Bismarck (pictured), Managing Partner and CEO for SkyBridge Capital’s international operations; and Adriano Agosti, Chairman and
Investors who allocate into alternative UCITS funds – or ‘newcits’ – expect global macro strategies to be the best performers in 2012 ac
Daryl Flint’s Double Haven Capital Management (Hong Kong) Limited this week announced the acquisition of hedge fund platform, DragonBack Capital Limited. The hedge fund had previously been using the platform to outsource its risk management and other back office functions.
Wake2o has appointed Charles Simeon as a director in its global hedge fund distribution business. The business comprises Wake2o hedge fund secondaries illiquids, hedge fund secondaries continuing classes, hedge fund third party distribution and the Wake-x intermediation platform. Simeon joins
Contrary to recent articles in the main stream media, pension funds will continue to increase their allocation to hedge funds despite the recent poor performance within the hedge fund industry, says Don Steinbrugge of Agecroft Partners. This is being driven
It’s not everyday you get to cover developments in the secretive south-east Asian state that is Myanmar. But this week it was announced that Silk Road Finance, an investment bank operating in Mongolia and other frontier markets, had launched Mandalay
