06 Sep 2013
INDOS Financial to implement FundApps Rapptr system for AIFMD monitoring
INDOS Financial, the independent Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) depositary business, plans to use the FundApps…
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05 Sep 2013
Victoire Brasil Investimentos teams up with Aquico Wen in Hong Kong… Lyxor names new head of global hedge funds…
Victoire Brasil Investimentos (VBI) is establishing a specialist fund management company in Hong Kong with emerging markets specialist…
Credit Suisse LAB Index down 1.01 per cent in August
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was down 1.01 per cent in August, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta…
Veritas Asset Management implements latest version of Advent Portfolio Exchange
Veritas Asset Management has implemented the latest version of Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX). An Advent client since 2006, Veritas has…
AIMA publishes enhanced statement of principles
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has published an enhanced statement…
IndexIQ family of investable hedge fund replication indices all negative in August
All seven of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices produced negative returns in August. The…
Investment veteran Barcia joins Abbot Downing in New York
Peter Barcia, a former director of portfolio solutions at Citi Private Bank, has joined the New York office of Abbot Downing as managing…
Pelagus Capital Fund clears first trades on Newedge’s OTC clearing service
Pelagus Capital Fund has cleared OTC interest rate swaps (IRS) at LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear using Newedge’s SwapClear clearing membership,…
Global banks to offer DMA to the Russian market
In September Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley and will begin to offer to their clients direct market access…
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index down 0.8 per cent in August
Hedge fund performance for August was negative as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, which was down 0.8 per cent, bringing…
SGX derivatives volumes continue to grow in August
Derivatives volumes at Singapore Exchange (SGX) increased in August compared with the previous year, with total futures and options volume…
04 Sep 2013
HF consultants thrive as FoHFs face pressure to seek a differentiated approach, says Barclays
While funds of hedge funds (FoHFs) and investment consultants continue to dominate the industry as conduits for assets, the two…
Implementation of the AIFMD in Italy – first ground-breaking steps
By Ugo M Giordano, partner and Sofia De Cristofaro, senior associate, Paul Hastings – The Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive…
Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices all negative in August
All six Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices were negative in August, according to Market Vectors Index Solutions. MV Emerging Markets…
Lyxor appoints Frank Frecentese as global head of hedge fund research
Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Frank Frecentese as global head of hedge fund research. The appointment continues Lyxor’s growth in…
