12 Apr 2016
Argonaut launches sterling-hedged share class for European Alpha Fund
Argonaut Capital, the GBP1.4 billion specialist European equity asset manager, has launched a sterling-hedged share class for its GBP395…
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ShelteR launches new alternative UCITS fund of funds
ShelteR Investment Management has launched the ShelteR Invest Best Alternative UCITS Fund (BAU) a Luxembourg UCITS fund providing investors…
Castle Hall Alternatives launches Due Diligence University
Castle Hall Alternatives has launched Due Diligence University, a growing collection of educational resources including webinars, white…
SS&C survey finds more than half of firms have increased technology spend to prepare for 2017 implementation of T+2
A new survey from SS&C Technologies Holdings, the T+2 Preparedness Survey, has evaluated firms’ planning for and attitudes towards the…
11 Apr 2016
Richard Gill to lead BNY Mellon Markets in EMEA
BNY Mellon has appointed Richard Gill as head of its Markets business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Gill will lead the…
AXA IM leverages State Street PriceStats Inflation Series and MKT MediaStats’ Big Data Analytics to improve investment decision-making process
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has partnered with State Street and MKT MediaStats to evaluate data-driven indicators that help analyse…
Pragma launches SmartFix algorithm to improve FX trading performance against WM/R 4pm
Pragma Securities, a provider of algorithmic trading tools, has launched Pragma SmartFix, a new execution algorithm designed to improve…
Brinker Capital makes changes to investment team
Investment management firm Brinker Capital has made changed to its investment team with Chief Investment Officer, Bill Miller resigning…
Aligning interests with investors
At a time when the world is grappling with zero inflation, near-zero interest rates and oil prices at a 12-year low, one could be forgiven…
Linedata acquires Derivation
Linedata has completed the acquisition of Derivation, a specialist provider of risk, analytics, and portfolio management solutions to…
08 Apr 2016
Misys strengthens Investment Management division with key appointments
Financial software company Misys has appointed Mourad Ayachi as European Head of Professional Services and Bob Kubala as Regional Sales…
March was best month for hedge funds in two years
March was the best month for aggregate hedge fund performance in two years and some segments, notably activist, credit and emerging markets…
Emerging markets hedge funds surge to lead HFRI March gains
Emerging Markets hedge funds posted strong gains in March, leading industry-wide gains as equity and commodity markets reversed early…
Blackstone to close dedicated mutual fund
Blackstone Alternative Investment Advisors (BAIA), an affiliate of Blackstone’s hedge fund solutions business, will be closing the…
Equity options provide hedging solution for credit investors in uncertain market conditions, says TABB Group research
Violent swings across financial markets have forced investors to re-evaluate portfolio allocations, as well as hedging practices. TABB…
