23 Mar 2016
Agecroft announces leadoff institutional investor and consultant panel for the Gaining the Edge – Hedge Fund Marketing Leadership Summit
Agecroft Partners has announced its leadoff Institutional Investor and Consultant panel for the Gaining the Edge – Hedge Fund Marketing…
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USD4.4bn trickles into hedge funds in February, says eVestment
New investments into hedge funds in February 2016 were a trickle at USD4.4 billion with performance losses of USD24.5 billion dropping…
Broadridge accelerates managed services platform for pricing and reference data
Broadridge Financial Solutions has enhanced its Managed Data Service offering with the addition of several professionals with extensive…
22 Mar 2016
Guernsey funds enjoy year-on-year growth
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by GBP2.7 billion (1.2 per cent) during the fourth quarter of 2015.Figures from the…
Cowen to acquire businesses from CRT Capital
Cowen Group is to acquire CRT Capital Group’s credit products, credit research, special situations and emerging markets units. The acquired…
Violin Memory and Stream Financial launch FlashSync for ultra-high-performance data aggregation
Violin Memory, provider of all-flash storage platform solutions for primary storage and active workloads, and Stream Financial have…
Liquidnet launches trading of Taiwan equities
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network’ buy-side community of more than 800 asset managers can now trade Taiwan-listed…
Old Hill Partners hires Shila Ray as Financial Officer
Private debt specialist Old Hill Partners has appointed former GE Capital executive Shila Ray as Financial Officer.Ray will be responsible…
Evanston Capital Management White Paper assesses Smart Beta return properties
Alternative asset management firm Evanston Capital Management has published a whitepaper analysing the return properties of smart beta…
Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors adds 14 IBD sales professionals
Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, the retail affiliate of Dallas-based investment management firm Highland Capital Management has…
Argon Capital Management appoints new partners and portfolio managers for upcoming launch
Argon Capital Management, a commodity multi-strategy alternative asset management firm founded in 2015, has appointed Jeffrey Halpern as…
IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF named Best 40 Act Liquid Alternatives Fund by Hedgeweek
IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI) has been named “Best 40 Act Liquid Alternatives Fund” for 2016 by the readership of…
iCapital Network acquires HedgeFocus business from Credit Suisse
iCapital Network, a financial technology platform that provides the high-net-worth market with access to alternative investments, has…
21 Mar 2016
Increased competition for investor capital and a trend for more transparency
By Meghan McAlpine – Given the uptick in new funds being raised, competition for investors’ capital has increased significantly. Investors…
Neuberger Berman signs partnership agreement with Fideuram
Neuberger Berman has signed a partnership agreement with Italian private bank Fideuram - Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking SpA. This…