13 Feb 2018
Tail risk returns as short-volatility hedge funds post biggest loss since August 2015
Hedge funds were off to a good start in the first month of 2018, with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 2.26 per cent in January. Among…
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Lyxor CTA Index down 3.9 per cent last week
The Lyxor CTA index underperformed last week, losing 3.9 per cent, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research…
Ares Management appoints Head of Investor Strategy & Solutions
Ares Management has appointed Myles Gilbert (pictured), former Managing Director at Cambridge Associates and Co-Chairman of its Credit…
FCA referrals to Regulatory Decisions Committee jump by 65 per cent
There has been a 65 per cent jump in the number of firms referred to the Regulatory Decisions Committee, suggesting an acceleration in FCA…
12 Feb 2018
advinda launches first capital raising app for the alternatives industry
General partners (GPs) in the alternative investment industry now have a single app that combines CRM tailored for capital raising and…
Fulcrum makes senior hire
Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has appointed Mark Horne as a Director within the newly created Fulcrum Alternative Strategies team,…
LRI Group launches Equity Long/Short Market Neutral UCITS Fund for M17 Capital Management
LRI Group, an independent investment services company, has partnered with M17 Capital Management, a Swiss based investment company, to…
Cboe Global Markets reports week of record trading activity
Cboe Global Markets has reported a record week of trading activity with several single-day records across the company's exchanges and…
09 Feb 2018
SGX reports 53 per cent increase in securities market turnover in January
Total Singapore Exchange securities market value was at SGD29.4 billion in January, up 53 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 40 per…
UMB Bank promotes two UMB Fund Services execs
UMB Bank, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, has promoted two UMB Fund Services (UMBFS) executives – Tony Fischer and Maureen Quill…
NextWave invests in AI-focused Apical Technology
NextWave Ventures, a venture-capital firm specialising in the commercialisation of early-stage technologies, today formed Apical…
Luminex adds conditional orders to platform
Luminex Trading & Analytics, a buy side-owned trading venue delivering block executions, has added a conditional order type to its…
RMB Asset Management launches new global strategy
RMB Asset Management, in partnership with Mendon Capital, has launched a new global long/short financial strategy. The new strategy…
CUSIP Global Services introduces near real-time alerts on new security issuance and CUSIP record changes
CUSIP Global Services (CGS) has launched an enhanced version of its popular New Issue Alert Service, CUSIP Pulse, which now provides…
FactSet and CG Blockchain team up to provide order and execution management coupled with blockchain tech
FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information analytical applications, has formed a strategic relationship with CG Blockchain, a…
