10 Mar 2015
The impact of the cloud on the hedge fund industry
With cloud-based processing and data storage being embraced by hedge funds and fast becoming the norm, there are enormous opportunites to…
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IFIA welcomes first funds under new ICAV Act
The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) has welcomed the enactment of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV) Bill, signed…
Hedge Fund Briefs: Event Driven is Back at the Forefront - March 2015
Equity volatility has recently receded and risk assets delivered returns above 5% in both Europe and the US in February.In this…
ArthVeda’s Alpha India L50 ranked top HF strategy by Preqin
Smart Alpha-based Alpha India L50, the flagship strategy of Mumbai-based ArthVeda fund management is ranked as the No1 strategy out of…
09 Mar 2015
How hedge funds need to address cybersecurity threats
The threat of cyberattacks is growing within the hedge fund community, requiring managers to put in place policies and procedures that…
Weekly Brief: CTAs see renewed interest from investors
As of early March, the buoyant performance of hedge funds continues unabated. The Lyxor Hedge Fund index is up 2.4% year to date, and…
Muzinich & Co strengthens European sales team
Muzinich & Co, an institutional asset management firm specialising in corporate credit, has appointed Rafael Ximenez de Embun and Jesus…
CME Group appoints Christopher Fix as Head of Asia Pacific
CME Group has named Christopher Fix as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific. Fix will be based in Singapore and will be responsible…
Cayman voted best hedge fund services jurisdiction by Hedgeweek
The Cayman Islands has been named as the best hedge fund services jurisdiction at the 2015 Hedgeweek Global Awards in London. Hedgeweek is…
Will entrepreneurs save the hedge fund industry
As we’ve seen recently, the hedge fund industry is going through hard times and many doubt it will ever return to the glory days when hedge…
Fund of funds group Permal to launch onshore in Ireland
Permal is one of the first fund managers to take advantage of the new Irish Collective Asset management Vehicle or ICAV structure, with…
Event driven, equity hedge and energy hedge funds lead HFRI performance
The dissident voice of the outspoken shareholder activist may have grown slightly louder in February, as Event Driven hedge funds led a…
06 Mar 2015
DMS Offshore Investment Services named Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm in Hedgeweek Awards
DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS has been named Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm 2015 in the annual Hedgeweek Global Awards.DMS…
German private real estate market
Preqin’s Olivia Harmsworth takes a detailed look at the private real estate market in Germany, including the latest data for closed funds…
SS&C GlobeOp creates new group to service hybrid fund structures
Financial services software and software-enabled services provider SS&C GlobeOp has created a new group to support fund administration,…
