18 May 2015
JTC enhances UK fund servicing capabilities with UCIS authorisation
Independent fund, corporate and private client service provider JTC has been granted an extension to its licence to offer an enhanced level…
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Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 1.25 per cent in April
Hedge funds were up 1.25 per cent in April, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index has gained 3.82…
17 May 2015
Sovereign wealth funds Investing in real estate
In an extract from the recently launched 2015 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review, Lauren Mason, Amy Bensted and Oliver Senchal provide an…
15 May 2015
Docupace and Security Snapshot to extend cyber-security management solutions for financial services firms
Docupace Technologies is joining with computer security services company Security Snapshot to deliver cyber-security solutions for…
IFIA welcomes the EC’s Capital Markets Union Green Paper
The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA), the trade body representing the largest sector of the financial services industry in Ireland,…
Dynasty Financial Partners appoints Scott Welch as CIO
Dynasty Financial Partners has appointed Scott D Welch as Chief Investment Officer.Welch will join Dynasty's Investment Committee and will…
Concept Capital Markets adds trading and client support personnel
Concept Capital Markets has hired Robert Jones, David Circle and Eric Gross, all seasoned brokerage professionals who bring their own skill…
Hedge funds lose USD850m in March
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD850 million (0.03% of assets) in March, a turnabout from February’s inflow of USD5.4 billion (0.2% of…
Chinese equity surge drives Asian hedge fund assets to record level
Hedge funds investing in China surged to a record monthly gain in April, as trading volume on the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program…
14 May 2015
Liquidnet builds out fixed income team with European senior sales hire
Mark Taylor (pictured) has joined Liquidnet as a senior member of the fixed income sales team. He will work with Constantinos Antoniades,…
Five out of seven IndexIQ investable hedge fund replication indexes positive in April
Five out of seven of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of investable hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes recorded positive…
Working together for private equity
Guernsey Finance’s Dominic Wheatley (pictured) explains how the island is working with the BVCA for the future success of British private…
Cyber security cited as No1 risk to financial markets, says DTCC
Almost half of the respondents (46 per cent) to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) latest Systemic Risk Barometer…
April proves a challenging month for CTAs
The challenging conditions experienced during April, particularly the last week of the month, saw all of the managed futures indices…
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index up 0.34% in April
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2015 measured 0.34 per cent, while hedge fund flows as…
