17 Dec 2018
L/S Equity and CTAs underperform month-to-date
Hedge funds continued to decline in December, largely driven by L/S Equity (and to some extent CTAs), according to the latest Weekly Brief…
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Societe Generale Prime Services releases 2019 CTA indices constituents
Societe Generale Prime Services has announced the constituents for its range of 2019 CTA indices, following an annual review. There are…
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index down 1.32 per cent in November
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for November 2018 measured -1.32 per cent. Hedge fund flows as…
Stone Harbor names Co-CIO
Stone Harbor Investment Partners (Stone Harbor), a manager of emerging markets credit strategies, global high yield credit strategies, and…
Quant funds are 27 per cent cheaper to manage, says Fitz Partners
Fitz Partners Fund Charges databases will now include new criteria intended to allow an even more precise fee benchmarking of funds falling…
Mark Yusko: ‘Cryptocurrency will put individuals in control of their wealth’
It is very easy to look at the price of bitcoin and assume that it is way too volatile, perhaps even worthless, and unworthy of wasting…
14 Dec 2018
Hedge fund Tradex Global Advisors acquires JCL Capital Partners
Tradex Global Advisors, a privately held hedge fund, has acquired JCL Capital Partners and launched Tradex Realty Partners, a real estate…
GTS acquires stake in systematic investment firm Wavelength Capital Management
GTS, an electronic market maker across global financial instruments, has acquired an ownership stake in Wavelength Capital Management, a…
13 Dec 2018
Cybersecurity incident response: Before, during, and after
Incident response planning has become a key requirement for all types of businesses, not just financial firms, as people try to maintain a…
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index down 0.10 per cent in November
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
IHS Markit adds predictive automotive signals to alternative data analytics offering
IHS Markit has expanded its alternative data offering for asset managers with the launch of new stock selection and strategy signals…
MDX’s Project IOWA teams with FactEntry
MDX Technology’s Project IOWA, a market data business driven ecosystem, has formed a strategic partnership with FactEntry, an independent…
Deutsche Bank’s Capital Introduction Survey confirms alternative UCITS strategies are standing the test of time
Deutsche Bank has published its biennial Alternative UCITS Survey, with its findings suggesting that the alternative UCITS market is set…
RSRCHXchange announces intake for Partner Provider Programme
RSRCHXchange, the research marketplace and aggregator, has launched its Partner Provider Programme including the first intake of sell side…
Seven2one to take over tech operation of EEX Transparency Platform
Seven2one Informationssysteme (Seven2one) is to assume the technical operation of The European Energy Exchange’s (EEX) Transparency…