24 Jul 2017
Managing liquidity risk in response to SEC rule 22e-4
With investment managers typically running multiple strategies, both onshore and offshore, across a range of asset classes, paying heed to…
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Regulation and security increases the need for risk management
Increased regulatory requirements have pushed alternative fund managers to think more about risk, which has become multi-faceted: it is no…
Hedge fund risk remains a moveable feast
Gauging risk sentiment among hedge fund investors is more art than science but there are some indirect signals that one can use to examine…
Saxo reduces spreads for UK clients as it adds new functionality to SaxoTraderGO
Saxo Capital Markets UK Limited (Saxo), the UK subsidiary of Saxo Bank, has reduced the minimum spread for UK clients trading the UK100,…
SIX Swiss Exchange concludes upgrade of trading platform
SIX Swiss Exchange has successfully completed the upgrade of its X-stream INET trading platform. Alongside forward-looking improvements in…
AnaCap Financial Europe completes EUR325m senior secured floating rate notes offering
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), the specialist European financial services private equity firm has competed an offering by AnaCap…
DGCX and DCCC secures ADGM regulatory recognition
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and its CCP subsidiary, Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC), have been recognised…
21 Jul 2017
Tradeweb Markets makes strategic investment in DealVector
Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, has made a strategic investment in…
Nasdaq adds four new data sets to analytics hub
Nasdaq, a leading provider of real-time market data and analytics to large institutions, financial professionals, and retail investors, has…
Barclay CTA Index Falls 0.98 per cent in June
Managed futures traders lost 0.98 per cent in June, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. This was the largest…
Is your data dirty? Data hygiene best practices for financial services
The most vital asset a business controls is its information. As the driver of many business processes, data is a powerful tool, and…
BlueMountain Capital Management appoints Head of Platform Distribution
BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain), a diversified alternative asset manager, has appointed Claudio Macchetto as Head of…
20 Jul 2017
Neuberger Berman adds to China equity capabilities with new investment team
Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has added to its China equity capabilities with portfolio…
Alternative UCITS market sees 10 per cent asset growth and 120+ new fund launches since beginning of 2017, says LuxHedge
Alternative UCITS funds continued experiencing strong capital inflows during 2017 with the market reaching EUR435 billion in assets under…
HFR reports hedge funds allocations beat redemptions
HFR reports that hedge fund industry capital increased to a fourth consecutive quarterly record in 2Q17, as investor allocations outweighed…