01 Nov 2013
Meeting the needs of private equity managers
“It’s about providing efficiencies across asset classes. Whether it’s a limited partnership private equity fund, a FoHFs, a hybrid private…
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The new SCSp limited partnership regime
“In my pan-European view this is the most effective change I’ve seen Luxembourg make in the last 10 years to boost its funds offering to…
Luxembourg attracts private equity managers with new regulations
By James Williams – “What the Special Limited Partnership (SCSp) does is provide a legal vehicle that specifically and systematically…
30 Oct 2013
FCA Asset Management Conference 2013 - PwC’s Rowland comments…
Amanda Rowland, partner and head of asset management regulation at PwC commenting on the announcements made at the 2013 FCA asset…
US MMFs see 4.3 per cent increase in AUM despite US debt ceiling impasse
US domiciled money market funds' (MMFs) assets under management (AUM) increased 4.3 per cent to USD667bn in Q3, despite political…
CBOE to introduce mini-SPX options with PM settlement on 5 November
Chicago Board Options Exchange is to list a Mini-SPX Index option (XSP) contract with a new PM-settlement feature beginning on 5…
29 Oct 2013
Virtus and Cliffwater partner to offer liquid alternative investments
Virtus Investment Partners and Cliffwater have established Cliffwater Investments, an investment adviser that will sub-advise a series of…
Chinese whispers
After a week in China's hinterland, Lead Portfolio Manager and Head of Hermes Emerging Markets Gary Greenberg, talks about how he saw every…
28 Oct 2013
Eurex and Vienna Stock Exchange conclude index licensing agreement
The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange has concluded an index licensing agreement with the Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener…
25 Oct 2013
CBOE Holdings declares Q4 13 dividend
CBOE Holdings has declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.18 per share of common stock payable on 20 December to stockholders of record…
Simple Alternatives S1 Fund marks third anniversary
Simple Alternatives’ S1 Fund, a multi-manager, long/short equity mutual fund, marked its three-year anniversary on 1 October."Our goal with…
24 Oct 2013
Advent Direct – Harnessing the power of technology to tackle data management challenges
By James Williams – Seemingly overnight fund administrators have had to deal with the complexities of enhanced regulation at a level never…
“People Alpha” is key factor in hedge fund performance, says Citi
Hedge funds that invest in people management register higher average investment returns than their peers, according to a survey from Citi…
23 Oct 2013
There’s still value in stocks
The impressive gains made by equity markets this year have left valuations looking fuller than they were 12 months ago, says Dean Turner,…
Prudential Fixed Income to manage USD516m CLO
Prudential Fixed Income has been appointed as the collateral manager for the Dryden 30 Senior Loan Fund, a recently closed USD516.4m…
