08 Sep 2014
Solactive launches hedge fund replication index
Solactive AG has launched the Solactive Hedge Fund Holdings US Index, which will be used as underlying by Société Générale Corporate &…
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Deutsche Bank wins fund services mandate from TIAA-CREF
Deutsche Bank has secured a fund services mandate from TIAA-CREF, one of the largest retirement systems in the US with approximately USD613…
HSBC appoints Tony McDonnell as MD of Securities Services Ireland
HSBC has appointed Tony McDonnell as managing director for HSBC Securities Services (Ireland) Limited (HSSI).McDonnell will be responsible…
Man completes Numeric Holdings acquisition
Man Group has completed the acquisition of Numeric Holdings, a privately-owned, Boston-based quantitative equity manager with USD14.7…
Hunting the elephant in the room – Outsourcing and how the FCA’s thematic review on minimising operational risk could trigger a rise in technology solutions
Technology spend, historically speaking, has never been top of a hedge fund manager’s wish list. There has been a touch of haughtiness, a…
Calastone listed in Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100
Global funds transaction network Calastone has been listed at number 42 in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, published on 7…
ERI Scientific Beta indices report strong performance in August
According to the August 2014 monthly performance report for the ERI Scientific Beta indices, the best performing strategy year-to-date for…
Lyxor appoints Kunjal Shah as senior investment professional
Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Kunjal Shah as senior investment professional.Shah will be based in New York and will be in charge of…
Milltrust to begin inviting frontier and emerging markets managers onto its EMMA UCITS platform… UAI Global gains 0.51 per cent in August…
Alceda Fund Management SA has teamed up with APN Property Group (“APN”), a specialist Asia Pacific real estate investment manager to…
SVAM launches Tactical Trend Portfolio
Spring Valley Asset Management (SVAM), a newly formed alternative investment manager specialising in the development of quantitative…
05 Sep 2014
H1 2014 Fundraising in Review: New Products and Private Wealth Drive Further Growth in Hedge Fund Assets
2014 has seen a volatile macro environment, and investors and fund managers alike have predicted that the returns this year will not exceed…
Hedge fund investment boosting property values, says Kinloch Partners
Hedge fund and real estate investment trust (REIT) investment in residential real estate is helping boost property values and creating…
Highland launches floating rate fund with Banco do Brasil
Highland Capital Management has launched its first European regulated fund and will act as the sub-advisor of the BB Highland Floating Rate…
361 Capital names director of portfolio solutions and product management
361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative mutual funds, has appointed Clifford Stanton as director of…
ConvergEx enhances algorithms to take advantage of opening and closing auction liquidity
ConvergEx Group has made enhancements to its Closing Price, POV and Abraxas trading algorithms that will seek to optimise client…
