18 Nov 2014
Europe: A wall of capital
Preqin examines the recent surge in European fundraising, including the growth of debt and distressed strategies and the increasing flow of…
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Hedge Funds still in timid recovery mode
The market recovery gathered momentum last week with the S&P 500 hitting new high. Equities were up, high yield spreads down and the…
Calastone appoints Cristóbal Conde as chairman
Global funds transaction network Calastone has appointed Cris Conde as the firm’s new Chairman of the Board. Conde will be taking up his…
17 Nov 2014
SYZ Asset Management opens Edinburgh office
SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management arm of the Swiss banking Group SYZ & CO, has strengthened its presence in the…
Capita Asset Services chooses Fund Recs for trade processing
Irish start-up, Fund Recs, a developer of cloud-based reconciliation software to global fund administrators to to provide trade processing…
HFFT Alternative granted Gibraltar AIFM licence
HFFT Alternative Limited has been granted an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) licence from the Gibraltar Financial Services…
Fink’s ISAM launches new FX brokerage business
SAM, the alternative asset manager launched by Lord Stanley Fink in 2008, has launched IS Prime, a new foreign exchange brokerage service.…
India CPI inflation 'on track' to hit target
Arvind Chari, Investment Adviser, at ACPI Investment Managers comments on the recent Indian CPI figures… The Indian CPI for October settled…
Battle for retail alternatives to intensify for investment managers in 2015, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings' 2015 rating and sector outlooks for investment managers are stable despite increasing competition between traditional and…
Direct lending set to spur further growth in private debt alternative asset class
Direct lending funds have continued to gain traction in the private debt marketplace, and are the prevailing strategy for private debt fund…
16 Nov 2014
Heitman LLC launches real estate opportunities fund… BIL Manage Invest receives CSSF approval as a UCITS Management Company
This week the Management Board of Directors of the Palaedino Fund announced that London-based Sabre Fund Management Limited had launched…
14 Nov 2014
FIX Trading Community launches FIX Implementation Guide for Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect project
FIX Trading Community has published an industry Implementation Guide for the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect project. The Shanghai-Hong…
Equinox funds launches Equinox Aspect Core Diversified Strategy Fund
Equinox Funds has expanded its Alternative Strategy Platform with the addition of the Equinox Aspect Core Diversified Strategy Fund…
Alternative asset managers stable despite risks of elevated dry powder, says Fitch
Alternative Asset Managers continue to operate with elevated levels of uncalled investment capital, or dry powder, at a time when credit…
Imatchative appoints John Bohan as Head of Corporate Development
Imatchative, the company behind the AltX data analytics platform and marketplace for capital introduction in the global alternative asset…
