05 Dec 2012
RBC Global Asset Management launches absolute return fixed income fund
RBC Global Asset Management has launched RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund, a fixed income mutual fund sub-advised by BlueBay Asset…
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Citi awarded expanded fund administration mandate from Kayne Anderson
Citi has been awarded an expanded mandate from Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors to provide administration services for five additional hedge…
CYMBA earns prestigious ‘Gold Provider’ ranking in Financial IT’s annual Investment Management Technology Survey
CYMBA Technologies, a provider of high-performance Multi Asset Class Investment Management solutions, has been awarded a prestigious 'Gold…
04 Dec 2012
Deer Park closes STS Partners Fund
Deer Park Road’s flagship fund, STS Partners Fund, has closed to new investors. The fund, which focuses on deeply discounted,…
Competition launched for six alternative investment funds to pitch at Amsterdam Investors Forum
Six alternative funds are being offered the chance to pitch to more than 200 institutional investors, funds of funds and high net worth…
Wells Fargo rebrands Merlin Securities as Wells Fargo Prime Services
Wells Fargo Securities is rebranding Merlin Securities as Wells Fargo Prime Services.Additionally, its web-based suite of prime brokerage…
Dyal Capital Partners closes at USD1.28bn
Dyal Capital Partners, a private equity fund managed by Neuberger Berman Group, has received USD1.28bn in client commitments to make…
28 Nov 2012
US can be catalyst for global growth despite poor start to 2013
On-going issues in the Eurozone and the looming US ‘fiscal cliff’ will create an uncertain environment for investors until the beginning of…
The Carlyle Group raises USD1.38bn for energy credit investments
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has raised USD1.38bn for energy credit investments. Carlyle Energy Mezzanine…
27 Nov 2012
North-South clean energy investment reaches just USD8bn per annum
As the world’s climate negotiators gather for the UNFCCC COP18 conference in Doha, a white paper published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance…
International finance centres and the student accommodation opportunity
Jonathan Heaney (pictured), a partner with international law firm Walkers in Jersey, says the collaboration and flexibility available in…
CarVal Investors selects Northern Trust for fund services
Alternative investment manager CarVal Investors has selected Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services to provide middle office and fund…
26 Nov 2012
Searching for alpha
Download the Misys white paper ‘Searching for alpha’As conventional managers continue to enter the alternatives space, servicing new…
As conventional managers continue to enter the alternatives space, servicing new product lines provides difficult operational challenges…
The Autumn Statement: taking stock
Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses aspects of the forthcoming Autumn Statement, due on 5 December… It is…