18 Oct 2013
Hedge fund managers making significant investments to comply with regulatory changes, says survey
A global survey of hedge fund managers reveals that they are making significant investments in their firms' infrastructure to comply with…
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FNEX adds alternative asset custodian Millennium Trust Company to online investment marketplace
Millennium Trust Company is to be a recommended custodian for investors and offering groups using the FNEX.com Private Securities…
Man Group FUM up to USD52.5bn in Q3
Funds under management (FUM) at Man Group totalled USD52.5 billion as at 30 September 2013 – up from USD52.0 billion ((30 June 2013) –…
17 Oct 2013
Axioma enters multi-asset class space with launch of Axioma Risk
Axioma has entered the multi-asset class risk space with the introduction of Axioma Risk, a next-generation risk-management platform for…
Custom House Global Fund Services launches Custom House Gateway for US market
Custom House Global Fund Services has launched Custom House Gateway, a web portal that connects fund servicing with solutions across the…
US debt debacle: The show's over – for now
Schroders Chief Economist, Keith Wade (pictured), comments on the US Congress decision to approve federal spending and lift the debt…
Evanston Capital migrates systems to Gravitas Private Cloud
Multi-manger hedge fund advisory firm Evanston Capital Management (ECM) has successfully migrated its core servers and applications to the…
Barclay CTA Index slides 0.54% in September
Managed futures lost 0.54% in September according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 3.13% after three…
Financial experts predict lower volumes of German distressed real estate loans
The number of non-performing real estate loans that will come to the German market in the near future, is expected to be substantially…
MSCI ESG Research launches MSCI ESG DataMetrics
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG DataMetrics, a set of ESG scores, indicators and data to facilitate quantitative analysis, development of…
16 Oct 2013
Manulife Investments launches two new mandates within the Manulife Private Investment Pools
Manulife Investments has added two new options to its line-up of Manulife Private Investment Pools – Manulife US Fixed Income Private…
Hedge funds saw USD10bn net inflows in August, says BarclayHedge and TrimTabs
The hedge fund industry took in a net USD10.0 billion (0.5% of assets) in August, building on an USD8.2 billion inflow in July, based on…
Effects of a US debt default will be profound
Dr Laurence Wormald (pictured), head of buy side risk research at SunGard, comments on the impact of the US debt ceiling… US sovereign…
Kinetic Partners releases AIFMD checklist
Kinetic Partners has unveiled its ‘AIFMD checklist’ for use by compliance and risk departments within both full-scope Alternative…
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished up 1.27% in September
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the Broad Index) finished up 1.27% in September, with all bar two of the ten sub-strategies finishing…