12 Jan 2016
Athena Systems launches new portfolio, trading and automation service for hedge fund launches
Athena Systems has launched Spark, a new cloud-based platform to help new hedge fund launches meet current and emerging DDQ requirements…
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Neuberger Berman acquires Options investment team from Horizon Kinetics
Neuberger Berman has acquired an investment team that manages collateralised index-based options portfolios that seek to capture global…
11 Jan 2016
Weekly Brief: 2016 Outlook - Focus on Relative Value, Tactical and Macro
We enter 2016 with the same slow and fragile conditions as experienced at the end of 2015. Contradictory macro policies, such as tighter…
Vista Fund Services chooses Linedata Admin Edge to support business growth
Vista Fund Services (Vista) has selected Linedata Admin Edge to run all its fund administration services in Gibraltar as demand for its…
Hedge fund firm Signal to launch new volatility fund
New York-based hedge fund company Signal Capital Management is prepping the launch of VX Alpha, a new long/short strategy that focuses on…
Jason Hsu to lead Research Affiliates' Asian effort
Research Affiliates’ Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, Dr Jason Hsu, will lead Rayliant Global Advisors, an Asia-focused investment firm based…
December losses move hedge funds to decline for 2015
Hedge funds posted declines in December, led by Energy and Quantitative CTA strategies, to conclude a volatile, turbulent year in financial…
Profiting from a culture of compliance
Multiple and powerful pressures are impacting the hedge fund industry, but two are particularly prominent: a dramatically increased…
09 Jan 2016
Steven A Cohen barred from supervisory hedge fund role for two years
Steven A Cohen has been prohibited from supervising hedge funds that manage outside money for two years after reaching a settlement with…
08 Jan 2016
K&L Gates adds new partner to investment management practice
Global law firm K&L Gates has continued to bolster its investment management, hedge funds and alternative investment practice with the…
Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund surpasses 300m in AUM
Abbey Capital Limited’s mutual fund, the Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund surpassed USD300 million assets under management as at 31…
JTC Cayman acquisition bolsters fund administration capabilities
Independent institutional and private client service provider JTC has extended the capabilities of its Cayman Islands office to offer a…
Accenture to acquire Formicary
Accenture is to acquire Formicary, a provider of consulting and systems integration services for trading platforms in the UK and North…
Hedge fund Prophet Capital adopts Broadridge’s trading, portfolio management and operating Solution
Prophet Capital Asset Management, a USD2.3 billion structured credit hedge fund, has adopted Broadridge Financial Solutions’ integrated…
07 Jan 2016
Millennium Trust launches custody solutions network for alternative investments
Millennium Trust Company has launched the Millennium Alternative Investment Network (MAIN), a centralised online service dedicated to…
