23 May 2018
INDOS Financial appointed depositary by Gresham House funds
INDOS Financial Limited (INDOS), the independent UK depositary, has been appointed as depositary to four alternative investment funds…
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Malta takes lead in cryptocurrency race
The Maltese Government has issued three cryptocurrency bills – the Virtual Financial Assets Act, the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act…
Societe Generale in Luxembourg centralises trading on Charles River IMS
Societe Generale in Luxembourg (SGBT) has deployed the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) as the enterprise…
Martin Currie makes key investment hire
Martin Currie has appointed Zehrid Osmani, to lead its Global Long-Term Unconstrained (GLTU) team. Osmani’s appointment builds on Martin…
FundRock to acquire SEB Fund Services in Luxembourg
FundRock Management Company is to acquire SEB’s wholly owned subsidiary, SEB Fund Services in Luxembourg. The completion of the transaction…
Ocorian launches new Corporate Trust offering with three senior-level banking hires
Ocorian, a provider of corporate and fiduciary services, has launched its new Corporate Trust offering with the appointment of three…
22 May 2018
CTAs continue to recover in May
Hedge fund performance during the first half of May was fuelled by CTAs and L/S Equity strategies, while Event-Driven continued to…
CFTC issues advisory for virtual currency products
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) has issued a…
SGX to ‘vigorously defend’ action against India derivatives
SGX has been notified by the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) of an application made in the Bombay High Court for an interim…
21 May 2018
Fortuna Asset Management Communications becomes a signatory to the PRI
Fortuna Asset Management Communications – a public relations agency specialising in advice to boutique asset managers – has become a…
Hedge Fund investments often fall short, says CEM Benchmarking research
CEM Benchmarking (CEM), a provider of benchmarking information on pension scheme costs and performance, has released the results of an…
AlphaBot adds Morningstar and BarclayHedge data
AlphaBot – a technology solution to the process of sourcing, analysing and allocating to alternative investments – has added data from…
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 3.47 per cent for May
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2018 measured 3.47 per cent, up from 2.60 per cent in April. “SS&C GlobeOp’s…
Hedge fund asset flows barely positive for April, says eVestment report
With the net flow of investor capital remaining firmly positive for the year, and slightly positive for April, the global hedge fund…
LMAX Exchange Group launches institutional-only crypto currency exchange
LMAX Exchange Group (LMAX Exchange), the operator of an FCA regulated trading venue, has launched the first physical crypto currency…