05 Feb 2015
Global macro hedge funds get off to a strong start to 2015, says GAM
January was a volatile month across asset classes, proving challenging for many hedge fund investors although most global macro investors…
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Euronext average daily transaction value at EUR8,630m in January
The January 2015 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR8,630 million (+31% compared to January…
04 Feb 2015
Competition for assets and investor capital intensifies for private real estate fund managers
Over 70% of real estate firms surveyed by Preqin at the end of 2014 felt competition for both investment opportunities and sources of…
Ogier appoints three new Partners and five Managing Associates
Ogier has appointed David Cooney and Bradley Kruger as Partners in the Cayman office and Michael Killourhy (pictured) as a Partner in the…
Highland Capital Management names Jim Dondero as Senior Portfolio Manager to Energy MLP Fund
Jim Dondero, Co-Founder and President of Highland Capital Management, has been named Senior Portfolio Manager of the firm's Energy MLP…
Trading Technologies appoints Brian Mehta as CMO
Trading Technologies International (TT), a provider of high-performance professional trading software, has appointed Brian Mehta as Chief…
Leor Shapiro joins Jefferies prime brokerage unit
Leor Shapiro has joined Jefferies as a Managing Director and Global Head of Business Consulting for the firm’s Global Prime Services unit.…
GMEX Group takes stake in ALTX Africa Group
GMEX Group has acquired a 25% stake, through its GMEX Technologies (GMEX TECH) subsidiary, in the Mauritius-based ALTX Africa Group Ltd…
Let’s Be Clear: Investor survey shows transparency improving in alternative investments – still work to be done
Fund managers and investors are in a tug-of-war over the issue of transparency. Once content with a performance update, basic valuation and…
Advent Capital Management hires new portfolio manager for alternative investment team
Advent Capital Management has appointed Matthew Dundon, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager to its alternative investment strategies…
Endowments and foundations to up allocation to private equity and hedge funds in 2015, says survey
Despite optimism about the US economy, endowments and foundations are planning to decrease their allocations to US equities this year in…
Hedge Fund Strategies to Benefit from the ECB QE Hedge Fund Briefs – FEB 2015
In the second-half of January, key monetary policy decisions have been adopted in Europe.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cIn the second-half of…
Alt UCITS AuM at record level in 2014
The strength of alternative UCITS sector continued to grow with assets under management (AuM) increasing 41% to EUR 224.3 billion in 2014,…
03 Feb 2015
Seix Investment Advisors launches Energy Opportunities Strategy
Seix Investment Advisors has launched a new product, the Energy Opportunities Strategy (EOS), the latest offering in a range of investment…
SS&C Technologies to acquire Advent Software
Financial services software and provider SS&C Technologies is to acquire Advent Software, a provider of software and services for the…
