09 Dec 2015
Improving regulatory reporting efficiency
The Portfolio Amalfi™ platform by Nedelma Inc. offers multi-asset, multi-language and multi-currency dynamic reporting and data…
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Straight Through Marketing – GFM’s model delivers qualitative results not meaningless quantity
Publishing has undergone a significant metamorphosis since the turn of the century. As the power of the internet has grown year-after-year,…
Hedge fund Toscafund leads GBP25m investment round in easyProperty
easyProperty, the online estate agency from easyGroup, has closed GBP16 million in its third financing round for operational development…
CTAs post strong returns in November driven by commodity trends
After a dip in October, CTA strategies posted positive returns across the board in November 2015, and Newedge’s CTA and Trend indices are…
Nasdaq to acquire Chi-X Canada
Nasdaq is to acquire Chi-X Canada, an Alternative Trading System for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Securities, from Chi-X…
Funds of hedge funds bring bargaining power
By Ilario Scasascia (pictured), Harcourt – A well-diversified portfolio should include investments that offer alternative sources of…
The gateway of choice for emerging investment managers
The emergence of complex rules and regulations such as AIFMD and FATCA means that any new manager with visions of running their own hedge…
Electronic trading platforms capture more volume in US corporate trading
Electronic trading platforms are on target to capture 20 per cent of US investment grade corporate bond trading volume in 2015 – a 25 per…
Alternative beta strategies can enhance HF allocations
Over the last few years the FTSE 100 has gained 26 per cent, while the S&P 500 Index has gained approximately 65 per cent. The impact…
Growth in the hedge fund sector slows
In this exclusive excerpt from Preqin's forthcoming 2016 Global Hedge Fund Report, due out in January, we take a closer look at how the…
Reflections on 2015 – Key developments shaping the global hedge fund industry
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Hedgeweek end of year editorial report: Reflections on 2015. We are excited to bring to you, our…
2nd annual Powering Africa: Summit conference set to welcome US investment into Africa’s power sector
A number of African energy ministers, and strong representation from US inter-governmental agencies, not to mention leading executives of…
08 Dec 2015
Aquila Capital continues to refine Risk Parity strategy
Alternative asset manager Aquila Capital has further refined its Risk Parity strategy with the aim of increasing the expected returns from…
Northern Trust names Belinda Burgess as Head of Channel Islands
Northern Trust has appointed Belinda Burgess as head of Channel Islands, replacing Paul Cutts who assumes the newly created role of head of…
Weekly Brief: Communication breakdown
The ECB decided to take additional easing steps on December 3rd, but as we feared the measures did not meet market expectations. As a…
