08 Dec 2016
Eaton Partners formalises fundraising platform for private credit funds
Eaton Partners, a placement agents and advisory firm for private fund sponsors, has formed a distinct team that will work with and raise…
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HFR reports hedge funds up in November on back of Trump win
Hedge fund data provider HFR reports that hedge funds advanced in November, as the surprising victory of Donald Trump in the US…
US prime money fund assets consolidate post-reform, says Fitch
Vanguard and Charles Schwab are set to exert greater influence as prime money fund investors after significant market share gains following…
RBC GAM strengthens advisory solutions team across the US
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) has appointed four new hires to the firm’s advisory solutions group.They are Edward Bernson and…
Crossroads Capital Management and AlphaDesk form partnership
Irish independent investment management service provider Crossroads Capital Management (CCM) has licensed AlphaDesk, the cloud-based…
Trump win raises questions about new swaps market regulations
The election of Donald Trump has injected a new element of uncertainty into a US swaps market that was finally finding its footing under…
Hedge fund expects Venezuela to continue repaying debt in 2017
Venezuela will continue repaying its debt normally in 2017 as it has done since 2014, repaying USD32.4 billion of capital, according to…
07 Dec 2016
StepStone closes Swiss Capital acquisition
StepStone Group has closed the acquisition of Swiss Capital Alternative Investments, a European private debt and hedge fund solutions…
Calamos Investments appoints co-portfolio manager
Calamos Investments has appointed co-chief investment officer and head of fixed income strategies R Matthew Freund as co-portfolio manager…
AIMA publishes guide to managed accounts
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has published a guide for fund managers wishing to establish a managed account, a…
Short term CTAs show improved performance
Fortunes for CTA strategies were mixed in November, according to the latest data for the SG CTA indices released by Societe Generale Prime…
The Beast Apps launches MiFID II compliance solution
The Beast Apps, a provider of data, analytics, trading and compliance solutions for the financial services industry, has launched Minotaur,…
Cowen onboards first international prime brokerage customers
Cowen Group has onboarded its first prime brokerage customers in its newly launched international prime brokerage platform headquartered in…
ING launches multi-asset synthetic prime brokerage platform
ING Capital Markets has launched a synthetic prime brokerage platform to provide global, cross-asset portfolio swap products offering the…
Ultimus to provide mutual fund services to Caldwell & Orkin
Ultimus Fund Solutions has been chosen to provide a full range of mutual fund services for the Caldwell & Orkin Funds.Ultimus will…
