30 May 2018
Man Group appoints Portfolio Manager
Man Group, the active investment management firm, has appointed Teun Draaisma as portfolio manager, based in London. Draaisma will work in…
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Investor demand drives growth in responsible investment by hedge funds
Hedge funds globally have allocated at least USD59 billion to responsible investment (RI), according to a survey by the Alternative…
29 May 2018
Strong uncertainty in markets boosted net sales of multi-asset funds in March, says EFAMA
Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR47 billion in March 2018, up from EUR25 billion in February, according to the latest Investment…
Crypto Facilities appoints head of indices and pricing products
Crypto Facilities, a cryptocurrency trading platform and index provider, has appointed Sui Chung (pictured), to lead its index and pricing…
Hashgard secures investment from over 50 investment funds
Public blockchain Hashgard, which is aiming to provide a one-stop solution for digital asset management, catering to both individual and…
Traders split on success of MiFID II
Traders disagree over whether MiFID II has been successful, according to new research by SIX, with a combined 70 per cent of traders…
28 May 2018
ICE Gilt futures set daily volume record of 1.4 million contracts
Intercontinental Exchange’s ICE Gilt futures achieved a record daily volume of 1.4 million contracts on 24 May, 2018, an increase of 30 per…
Merger arbitrage recovers in May
Widening deal spreads in March-April translated into an underperformance of Merger Arbitrage in early Q2, but the strategy recovered in May…
SIX launches two new order types – Limit Plus and Iceberg Plus
The Swiss exchange has launched two new order types – Limit Plus and an enhanced Iceberg order, Iceberg Plus – which provide participants…
Guernsey funds sector positive despite quarterly fall in net asset value
Guernsey’s funds industry is seeing a number of new inquiries so far this year and expects to see a rise in the value of the sector before…
25 May 2018
Credit fund managers turn to opportunities in distressed debt
Intensifying market competition in an increasingly crowded space is the top concern among credit fund managers, according to new research…
HFRI MENA Index leads emerging markets hedge funds as US dollar gains
Hedge funds focused on the Middle East and Russia/Eastern Europe led Emerging Markets (EM) hedge fund performance through early 2018, as…
XTRD.io joins the FIX Trading Community
XTRD.io, a company that is developing a set of technologies that will allow institutional investors to trade cryptocurrencies, has joined…
24 May 2018
Probitas Partners promotes four to MD
Probitas Partners has promoted four of its team to the position of managing director. Additionally, the firm has expanded its real estate…
HSBC Global AM closes first dedicated loan fund
HSBC Global Asset Management has held the final close of its first dedicated HSBC Diversified Loan Fund, which combines both loan investing…
