14 Mar 2017
Rosseau Special Situation Fund top performing hedge fund for 2016
The G10-Rosseau Special Situations Fund (US) LP, managed by Rosseau Asset Management of Toronto, earned the top position in 2016 among the…
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Synchronised global recovery makes investors optimistic, says Robeco
A synchronised recovery in the world economy is making investors more optimistic, though there remain risks for equities, says Robeco’s…
CFTC extends comment period on capital requirements of swap dealers
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is extending the comment period on its proposed capital requirements applicable to swap…
Quest Convertible Absolute Return UCITS Fund launches on MontLake UCITS Platform
ML Capital has launched the Quest Convertible Absolute Return UCITS Fund, a convertible arbitrage strategy, hosted on the MontLake UCITS…
13 Mar 2017
Financial Stability Board targets fund finance
Dechert’s Matthew Kerfoot (pictured) comments on FSB’s newly issued Policy Recommendations on the use of leverage by investment funds…In…
Bloomberg becomes corporate sponsor of EDHEC MSc in Financial Markets
Bloomberg has signed an agreement to become the corporate sponsor of the EDHEC Business School’s MSc in Financial Markets.Students studying…
Hedge funds see strong start to March, says Lyxor
The Lyxor Global Macro index outperformed during the first week of March, up 1.3 per cent.More generally, it was a strong start to the…
Competition for private debt deals never higher
Competition for private debt deals has never been higher with a record amount of dry powder in 2016 despite reduced fundraising, according…
Blockchain specialist BTL adds to advisory board
Jon Downing has joined the advisory board of BTL, a provider of blockchain solutions to businesses across multiple industries, in…
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index at 1.13 per cent for February
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for February 2017 measured 1.13 per cent.Hedge fund flows, as…
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index gains 0.75 per cent in February
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
10 Mar 2017
Avoiding sledgehammers to crack nuts
During the crisis in 2008, investors started to appreciate how important corporate governance was but it wasn't until 2013 that Cayman…
BVI continues to introduce positive regulatory developments
Last year the number of hedge fund launches globally fell by an estimated 40 per cent, but despite this there have been a number of…
Eze Castle Integration named Best Cloud Provider in Hedgeweek Global Awards 2017
Eze Castle Integration, a provider of strategic IT solutions and cloud services to the alternative investment industry, has been named Best…
Eze Software integrates OTAS Analytics to help traders with best execution
Eze Software Group has partnered with OTAS Technologies to integrate OTAS’ real-time data analytics and market intelligence into its…
