26 May 2015
Blackstone’s Doug Ostrover to step down
Doug Ostrover will step down as a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone and will become a Senior Adviser to the firm. Ostrover was, along…
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LNG Capital launches new share class for flagship fund
LNG Capital has launched a new share class for its flagship Europa Credit Fund to meet the requirements of a new investor that has made a…
25 May 2015
Wind power deals account for 17 per cent of all infrastructure transactions since 2006
Stephen Yates examines Preqin’s latest data on wind power deals, including aggregate deal value, average deal size and the most prominent…
22 May 2015
Prime money market funds' market risk has increased, says Moody’s
Prime money market funds (MMFs) across the board saw their market risk increase in Q1 2015 driven by Moody's Investor Services’ new banking…
ESMA calls for modification of UCITS Directive
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is calling for a modification of the UCITS Directive to take into account the clearing…
Cim Fund Services goes live with eFront’s FrontInvest solution
Cim Fund Services, one of the largest fund administrators in Mauritius, is going live with the eFront’s flagship FrontInvest solution. Cim…
Alt managers show strong bond recoveries in runoff test, says Fitch
A Fitch Ratings analysis of three of the largest US alternative investment managers shows that each firm should be able to sufficiently…
SEC proposes rules to modernise and enhance information reported by investment companies and investment advisers
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed rules, forms and amendments to modernise and enhance the reporting and…
European institutions look to alternatives for increased yield
Research firm Cerulli Associates has found that close to 70 per cent of European pensions plan to increase allocations to various…
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator up to 4.68% in May
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2015 measured 4.68 per cent, up from 3.36 per cent in April.“SS&C GlobeOp’s…
21 May 2015
Elliptic and Gem partner on new enhancement to Gem’s multi-signature bitcoin wallet
Elliptic, a full-service bitcoin custodian for the capital markets, has partnered with developer API provider Gem to enhance Gem’s…
Taliance’s GlobalAsset provides AIFMD reporting solution
The latest version of Taliance’s front office platform, GlobalAsset, enables asset and fund management businesses to automatically…
New book explains how women investors outperform men
Considering that the money management industry remains a man's world, one might expect that men are superior investors. "Not so," says…
OYSTER Absolute Return ranked No1 in the Netherlands over three years
OYSTER Absolute Return EUR EUR2, a sub-fund of the OYSTER SICAV registered in the Netherlands, has been ranked best fund in the Netherlands…
Buy-side algo trading volume downticks for first time in five years, says TABB study
Buy-side firms are under a global microscope to ensure they act in the best interests of their clients, according to TABB Group in the…
