23 Nov 2017
How workflow can improve a hedge fund
By George Ralph, RFA - I’ve written before about the ways in which hedge funds can gain much needed competitive edge in order to stand out…
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22 Nov 2017
VCT & EIS changes are good news for alt investment sector
Sacha Bright, CEO of www.businessagent.com on the impact that today’s budget news will have on VCT & EIS investors and the alternative…
Blue Sky’s hedge fund division secures new Dynamic Macro mandate
Blue Sky Alternative Investments’ hedge fund team has secured a new mandate for its flagship systematic global macro strategy, Dynamic…
Over three quarters of hedge fund managers in positive territory so far in 2017
Hedge funds were up 1.28 per cent in October with 2017 year-to-date gains coming in at 6.99 per cent – roughly 77 per cent of fund managers…
How to monitor, measure and manage liquidity risk
Asset managers today are faced with having to deal with a plethora of liquidity regulations. Most of the liquidity-related concerns in…
Positive hedge fund flows continue in Q3 2017
Hedge funds recorded positive net asset inflows of USD19.2 billion in Q3 2017, bringing year-to-date net inflows to USD43.9 billion,…
Intralinks and Toppan Vintage form global strategic alliance
Toppan Vintage, an international financial printing, communications and technology company, has formed a global partnership with virtual…
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 3.91 per cent for November
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for November 2017 measured 3.91 per cent, up from 2.69 per cent in October. “SS&C’s…
Qantex Capital joins SGX derivatives market as a Derivatives Trading Member
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has welcomed Hong Kong-based Qantex Capital Markets (Qantex Capital) as the latest Derivatives Trading Member of…
FlexTrade introduces enhanced Cross-OMS Aggregation for MiFID II
FlexTrade Systems, a specialist in cross-asset execution and order management systems, has launched an enhanced version of its multi-OMS…
21 Nov 2017
FCA steps up number of enforcement cases
Michael Potts, managing partner at Byrne and Partners, comments on the news that the number of cases opened by the FCA doubled between 2014…
Chinese hedge funds drive emerging markets assets to record levels
Hedge fund capital invested in Emerging Markets (EM) rose to a record level to begin Q4 2017, with the primary contribution coming from the…
MiFID II - considerations for non-EU entities
By Nick Bayley (pictured), Duff & Phelps – I was recently in New York advising a large sell-side institution on the potential impact of…
Esprow opens New York office to support growing US client base
Esprow Pte, a provider of enterprise testing technology for the financial markets, has opened a new office in New York to support the…
Corgentum Consulting expands background investigation and operational due diligence offerings
Corgentum Consulting, a provider of integrated operational due diligence reviews and background investigations, has expanded its suite of…
