25 Sep 2018
Monroe Capital hires Stewart Hanlon as Co-Head of Technology Finance in San Francisco
Monroe Capital has appointed Stewart Hanlon as Managing Director in its San Francisco office. He will co-lead the firm’s technology…
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Oil surge could extend another 12% by year-end
Despite a lot of bluff and bluster and gnashing of tweets, US President Donald Trump was unable to provoke a spike in OPEC oil supply at…
Greenberg Traurig adds investment funds attorney to growing corporate practice
Greenberg Traurig has expanded its Corporate and Investment Funds practices with the addition of Petros (Peter) L Tsirigotis as shareholder…
Unigestion adds two to cross-asset solutions team
Boutique asset manager Unigestion has strengthened its cross-asset solutions team with the recent appointments of Salman Baig and Joshua…
Long Finance aiming to provide regulatory tool for taming the ‘Wild West’ of cryptocurrencies
On 19 September 2018, the UK Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee published a unanimously-agreed report on crypto-assets for its Digital…
Victory Capital to acquire Harvest Volatility Management
Victory Capital is to acquire Harvest Volatility Management (Harvest), a specialist in derivative asset management with approximately USD12…
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 3.35 per cent for September
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for September 2018 measured 3.35 per cent, up from 2.73 per cent in August. “SS&C…
BNY Mellon Investment Management to close EACM Advisors
BNY Mellon Investment Management is to wind down EACM Advisors (EACM), its multi-manager and fund of hedge funds investment manager, as a…
24 Sep 2018
What happened to hedge funds’ alpha since the summer?
While hedge funds’ performance and alpha were ‘honourable’ until the summer, analysis by Lyxor suggests that they erased about 2.5 per cent…
Assets under Management in Europe rose to EUR25trillion in 2017, says EFAMA
Total Assets under Management (AUM) in Europe increased by 10 per cent in 2017 to EUR25.2 trillion, according to the 10th edition of the…
Efficient flows – Understanding liquidity in alternative investment funds
By Tom Kehoe CAIA, Global Head of Research, AIMA – We are at a very interesting inflection point in our capital markets. Ten years…
Crypto investment platform CoinBundle appoints Senior Advisor
Crypto investment platform CoinBundle has added Katherine Hensel (pictured), as a special adviser on the company’s advisory board.…
Wavelength Capital Management named Best Liquid Alternatives ‘40 Act’ Fund for second year running
Wavelength Capital Management’s (Wavelength) Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund (WAVLX) has been named as the ‘Best Liquid Alternatives’…
23 Sep 2018
SGX proposes new ‘trade at close’ session for securities market
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is seeking public feedback on the proposed introduction of a new trading session for the securities market, the…
21 Sep 2018
How is your firm mitigating technology risk?
Investment risk plays an important role in the life of a hedge fund manager, but technology risk should not. When it comes to your firm’s…
