14 Aug 2018
Apex adds USD24bn in AUA with Custom House acquisition
Fund administrator Apex Group (Apex) and Genstar Capital have jointly acquired Custom House, a global hedge fund administrator delivering…
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13 Aug 2018
Caspian Crypto Trading Platform adds to advisory board
BlockTower Capital co-founder Ari Paul (pictured), has been appointed to the advisory board of Caspian, an institutional-grade crypto…
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index at 0.97 per cent for July
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2018 measured 0.97 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by…
Positive hedge fund returns overshadowed by underperformance of macro and managed futures
Hedge funds returned an average of +0.59 per cent in July, and are +0.79 per cent through the first seven months of 2018, according to…
Invast Global CEO Gavin White named Global Head of Strategic Relationships at Invast Securities
Gavin White, Chief Executive Officer of Invast Global, has been promoted to Global Head of Strategic Relationships for the Invast Group.…
How to make real estate assets more resilient in response to global megatrends
The world is changing at a faster pace than ever before. The way we live, work, travel, and even communicate with each other, has, it could…
GAM announces liquidation of suspended ARBFs
GAM Investments has announced that all subscriptions and redemptions in its CHF7.3 billion unconstrained/absolute return bond funds (ARBF)…
Vida Capital launches USD886m closed-end fund focused on insurance-linked strategies
Vida Capital, an alternative asset manager specialising in insurance-linked strategies, has held the final close of Vida Insurance Credit…
CFTC charges futures broker over fraudulent trade allocation scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Christian Robert…
10 Aug 2018
OTCX completes world’s first electronic non-deliverable interest rate swaps in five emerging market currencies
OTCX, an independent digital portal for price discovery and negotiation in OTC derivatives, has facilitated the world’s first electronic…
Blockchain hedge fund Permian Capital Management appoints Global Head of Distribution
Permian Capital Management, the San Francisco-based digital asset manager, has appointed financial industry executive, Josh Kernan, as…
JTC appoints managing director in Guernsey
London-listed service provider JTC has promoted alternative fund specialist James Tracey to Managing Director of its Guernsey office. In…
SteelEye White Paper outlines best execution support for RTS27
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has published a White Paper outlining its best execution support for MiFID II’s…
09 Aug 2018
Crypto Fund Research reports 2018 is year of crypto funds
Falling prices for cryptocurrencies, and an uncertain regulatory environment, in 2018 haven’t deterred new crypto investment funds from…
Axioma names former Credit Suisse exec as Managing Director, Head of Index
Axioma has appointed Hamish Seegopaul as Managing Director, Head of Index. He was previously a Director at Credit Suisse, where he was…
