12 Jul 2016
New recruits strengthen management team at Catella Hedgefond
Martin Jonsson and Anders Wennberg have been recruited as new senior managers for the team at the Catella Hedgefond fund.“We are pleased…
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Allocations to alternative asset classes and ESG set to increase, says Northern Trust survey
More than 80 per cent of institutional investors surveyed at a recent event hosted by Northern Trust in Stockholm expect investor…
RSRCHXchange and Substantive Research partner to help asset managers access and procure macro investment research
RSRCHXchange, the online marketplace for institutional research, has formed a strategic partnership with Substantive Research, an…
11 Jul 2016
Managed futures, commodity hedge funds among top performers in positive month for hedge funds
The global hedge fund industry returned an average of +0.86 per cent in June and finished up the second quarter at +2.09 per cent,…
INDOS comments on Brexit implications for AIFMD depositaries
Bill Prew (pictured) from the INDOS Group has written a note on the implications of Brexit on AIFMD depositaries. “A UK withdrawal from the…
Global alternative assets under management hit USD6.2tn
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached USD3.6 trillion in 2015, up 3 per cent on the prior…
HFRI gains as Sterling falls on Brexit
Hedge funds posted gains in June as global financial markets experienced massive dislocations across currency, equity, fixed income and…
Farallon closes special situations fund focused on Asia And Latin America at USD1.12bn
Farallon Capital Management has completed fundraising for Farallon Asia Special Situations III and Farallon Asia Special Situations Master…
08 Jul 2016
Neptune forms Neptune Networks to run open standard bond market utility
Neptune, the open standards network for pre-trade indications in bond markets, has formed a new company, Neptune Networks Ltd, to run the…
HIG Bayside Capital holds first close of IDeA CCR I
HIG Bayside Capital, a credit affiliate of HIG Capital, has held the first close of IDeA CCR (Corporate Credit Recovery) I Fund, an…
Apex sees record growth in June
Apex Fund Services has seen its biggest growth month in the firm’s history by taking on USD2.7 billion worth of new business in June 2016,…
Northern Trust boosts peer comparison for asset owners
Northern Trust has enhanced its peer universe comparison capabilities with the addition of intelligence derived from eVestment universe…
UK financial sector ‘chronically unprepared’ for Brexit regulatory changes
The UK financial services sector’s infrastructure is chronically unprepared to deal with the regulatory changes that will come as a result…
USD1bn Club investors allocate three-quarters of a trillion dollars to hedge funds
The USD1bn Club, the group of institutional investors which has committed more than USD1 billion to hedge funds, has seen a net growth of…
Four fund managers to leave Catella
Catella has confirmed media reports that four fund managers from Catella Fondförvaltning have chosen to leave the company. Erik Kjellgren,…
