18 Nov 2016
Emerging market hedge fund assets hit record high as global trade adjustments begin, says HFR
Emerging markets (EM) hedge funds ended the third quarter at a new record asset level, eclipsing the prior record from Q2 2015, according…
More
Fund Tax Services launches FTS Plus service for alt investment managers
Fund Tax Services (FTS) has expanded its offering to alternative investment managers with the launch of FTS Plus, providing clients with…
BroadRiver closes USD366m life settlement fund
BroadRiver Asset Management has held the closing of BroadRiver II, with committed capital of USD366 million.The life settlement fund…
Confluence extends regulatory filing capabilities on Unity NXT
Confluence, a provider of investment data management automation for regulatory, financial and investor reporting and performance…
US Federal Court orders Sarao to pay over USD38m for price manipulation and spoofing
UK resident Navinder Singh Sarao has been ordered to pay a USD25,743,174.52 civil monetary penalty and USD12,871,587.26 in disgorgement for…
17 Nov 2016
ISEFundHub - an essential central fund data repository for investment fund managers
Tideway Investment Partners LLP (Tideway) has become the latest high-profile investment manager to add its funds to ISEFundHub…
Capital markets firms upgrade to real time big data analytics, says TABB Group
Capital markets firms are turning to real time big data analytics for alpha generation, risk management, compliance, consumer metrics and…
Guernsey launches ‘smart and simple’ Private Investment Fund
Guernsey has introduced a Private Investment Fund (PIF) regime designed to provide fund managers with greater flexibility and…
Northleaf raises USD1.4bn for global private credit programme
Northleaf Capital Partners has launched a global private credit programme, with more than USD1.4 billion in capital raised from a core…
Palmer Square launches ultra-short duration investment grade fund
Palmer Square Capital Management, a credit and alternatives investment manager, has launched an ultra-short duration investment grade…
ICDA signs MoU with China Futures Association
The International Commodities and Derivatives Association (ICDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the China Futures…
Crestline appoints head of business development and client partnerships
Credit-focused, institutional alternative investment manager Crestline Investors has appointed Frank Jordan as managing director, head of…
Supervisory stress tests of clearinghouses prove positive
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a report detailing the results of a supervisory stress test of five major…
16 Nov 2016
Liquidity management top priority for fund managers and institutional investors
Nearly half (48 per cent) of respondents to a survey by State Street Corporation and the Alternative Investment Management Association…
Mourant Ozannes advises 836 funds in Jersey
Law firm Mourant Ozannes has advised 836 funds in Jersey with an overall value of USD302 billion, nearly triple the value of funds advised…
