18 Jul 2016
BCP signs fund admin agreement with Apex
BCP Asset Management and Apex Fund Services have signed a partnership agreement for fund administration services. As part of the recent…
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Funds of hedge funds losing influence, says eVestment
Funds of hedge funds (FoHF) have gone from accounting for nearly 50 per cent of all hedge funds assets under management (AUM) in 2008 to…
Hedge funds post gains in July
Hedge funds posted gains through mid-July as the HFRX Market Directional Index gained 2.17 per cent and the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index…
UCITS HFS Index takes hit post Brexit vote
After three consecutive positive monthly results the UCITS HFS Index has seen a draw-down again, reporting losses of 0.41 per cent in June…
EEX to host EU common auction platform for emission allowances
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has been re-appointed as the common auction platform for CO2 emission allowances, following the…
Strong Q2 hedge fund performance drives overall gains
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark reveals that hedge fund performance stabilised in the second quarter of 2016 following a…
16 Jul 2016
Hedgepole launches HEDGEDATA central marketplace for alternative funds data
HedgePole has launched the first public release of HEDGEDATA, a data and technology platform for alternatives which has been used by its…
15 Jul 2016
Lyxor hedge fund index down 0.9 per cent in June
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.9 per cent in June, with three out of 10 Lyxor indices ending the month with a positive…
American Beacon Advisors completes investment in ARK Investment Management
American Beacon Advisors, a provider of investment advisory services to institutional and retail markets, has completed an investment of a…
Tremblant Capital appoints Daniel E Waters as co-president
Tremblant Capital Group, a global asset management firm specialising in long/short and long-only equity investing, has appointed Daniel…
Preston Hollow adds credit and asset management talent
Preston Hollow Capital has hired Travis Shull (pictured) as senior underwriter and Brian Fuller as senior asset manager.“High calibre hires…
OptionMetrics expands technology, development and operations team
OptionMetrics, a provider of historical option price data, tools and analytics, has bolstered its global technology, development and…
Luxembourg approves Reserved Alternative Investment Fund vehicle
The law introducing a new Luxembourg alternative fund structure, the Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF), has been approved by the…
AltX reveals return data on 80 per cent of ‘Billion Dollar Club’
AltX, the San Francisco based hedge fund intelligence platform, has launched AltX Estimates, providing clients with return data on more…
LME consults on caps for warehouse charges
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is initiating a market-wide consultation proposing to control escalating warehousing costs by imposing caps…