17 Dec 2015
Poised to expand rapidly into Europe
Earlier this year, Concept Capital Markets LLC was acquired by Cowen Group, Inc. ("Cowen"), a US investment bank and alternative investment…
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US prime brokers move ahead of European peers
US prime brokers are stealing a march on their European peers as European banks grapple with the demands of shoring up their balance sheets…
16 Dec 2015
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) is to partner with SkillForce in 2016
in association with HRH The Duke of Cambridge’s ongoing patronage of non-profit organisation’s philanthropic initiatives.SkillForce is a…
Hedge funds could see first negative year since 2011
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of -0.26 per cent in November, bringing YTD returns deeper into negative territory for…
Taurus acquires PFS Software to support push into AIFMD fund admin market
Taurus Administration Services has acquired Pacific Fund Systems’ PFS-PAXUS integrated share registry/fund accounting platform to support a…
Jensen Partners teams up with Context Capital Partners
Global advisory, corporate development and executive search firm Jensen Partners has aligned with Context Capital Partners LP to launch…
European equity trading and the consequences of regulation
The debate over MiFID II has sparked intense speculation about the future of the European equity research business. Much less attention has…
15 Dec 2015
Hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds emerge as new players entering intellectual property market
An increasingly diverse mix of hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and entrepreneurs are behind a wave of new business models targeting a…
Luxembourg’s proposed RAIF to provide complementary alternative investment fund regime
ALFI has welcomed the publication of a draft law relating to a new Luxembourg alternative fund structure, the Reserved Alternative…
Lyxor Hedge Fund Brief: Hedge funds on track to achieve a solid Q4
Global market conditions were broadly supportive in November, with risk assets moving higher.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cGlobal market…
Weekly Brief: Unstable markets and hedge fund outperformance
During a period in which most asset classes sold off ferociously and fixed income provided no downside protection, the Lyxor Hedge Fund…
Backstop Solutions Group expands in EMEA
Backstop Solutions Group, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds, pensions and…
Angel Oak Capital Advisors recruits two veteran institutional salespeople
Angel Oak Capital Advisors, an investment management firm focused on providing opportunistic fixed income investment solutions, has hired…
14 Dec 2015
MUFG Investor Services completes acquisition of UBS Asset Management's alternative fund services business
MUFG Investor Services has secured all regulatory approvals for its acquisition of UBS Asset Management’s Alternative Fund Services (AFS)…
Cayman Alternative Investment Summit 2016 set to deliver “supercharged” insights
The Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS) has become an authoritative platform for fresh thinking on alternative investing and 2016…
