13 Nov 2017
SGX launches new derivatives on MSCI Emerging Markets indices
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched net total return and price return futures on the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) and MSCI EM Asia indices,…
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Hedge funds up 1.22 per cent in October
Hedge funds returned an average of 1.22 per cent in October and are up 7.18 per cent YTD in 2017, according to eVestments’ latest Hedge…
SBL to launch P2P securities lending platform for hedge funds
SBL Network (SBL), a new fintech company created to provide transaction and information services to the global capital markets industry, is…
Diversification helped CTAs outperform in October
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index continued its recovery in October advancing +2.3 per cent, with six out of nine of Lyxor’s indices recording…
10 Nov 2017
HFC Canada holds 14th annual Toronto Benefit
Well over 150 members of Canada’s alternative investment industry and broader financial community gathered at Baro Restaurant on Thursday,…
GAM adds to absolute return fixed income team
GAM has appointed Owen Job as investment manager to work on its absolute return fixed income team, with particular focus on macro themes.…
New research focuses on OMS/EMS Total Cost of Ownership
New research by TORA, conducted in conjunction with Aite Group, has found that financial firms underestimate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)…
Hedge funds continue 12 month winning streak in October
Hedge Funds extended their winning streak to 12 months with a 0.96 per cent gain in October, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index. The…
Technology checklist for start-up hedge funds
By George Ralph, RFA – Start-up hedge funds have a lot to think about; from the crucial raising of initial capital and building up a client…
09 Nov 2017
Shadmoor appoints MD
Operational Due Diligence Solutions Provider Shadmoor Advisors has appointed Brad Stehle as Managing Director. An alternative investment…
NEX Regulatory Reporting to apply to become an SFTR trade repository
NEX Regulatory Reporting is to apply to become a trade repository for the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) and launch a…
Rise in registrations at Derivative Services Bureau
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has reported a steady rise in registrations since its launch on 2 October, with increasing numbers of…
Horseshoe adds two senior hires to fund admin team
Horseshoe Group (Horseshoe) has made two senior hires to strengthen its fund administration offering. Keenan Press and Gordon Paterson have…
Crux Informatics closes USD10m Series A financing round
Crux Informatics has closed a USD10 million Series A financing, led by Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments (PSI) and other…
CTA performance improves in October
Following difficult conditions for CTAs for most of this year, October has seen significant improvement as all of Societe Generale’s CTA…
