07 May 2013
Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s fund market infrastructure project branded as Fundsquare
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange is branding its project to build a fund market infrastructure as Fundsquare. Launched in 2012 by the…
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Can Uran joins EMEA Capital as chief investment officer
EMEA Capital, the independent asset management firm, has appointed Can Uran as managing partner and chief investment officer. Uran will…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.72 per cent in April
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.72 per cent in April as six of the seven index component strategies reported…
SGX derivatives and commodities activity grows
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has reported growth in derivatives and commodities trading in April. Securities turnover and over-the-counter…
Backstop acquires PerTrac CMS
Backstop Solutions Group, a Software-as-a-Service provider to the alternative asset management industry, has acquired the PerTrac CMS…
Understanding the legal issues of structuring a hedge fund and Fund Management Company
One of the discussion panels at the Bloomberg Hedge Fund Start-up Conference on 28 November 2012 in London explored some of the legal…
06 May 2013
Bharti Airtel-Qatar Investment Group deal highlights continuing African growth potential
Graham Stock (pictured), chief strategist at Insparo Asset Management comments on Bharti Airtel decision to sell a stake to Qatar…
Gibraltar to slash UCITS application fees by more than 60 per cent… UCITS funds make average gains of 0.21 per cent in April…
The UCITS Alternative Index Global posted gains of 0.21 per cent in April according to Alix Capital, who host the index. This puts the…
03 May 2013
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index up 1.11 per cent in Apri
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 1.11 per cent in April, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta…
Och-Ziff reports net income of USD26.1m in Q1
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group has reported GAAP net income of USD26.1m, or USD0.17 per basic and diluted class A share, for the first…
HFRX Global Hedge Fund index up 0.6 per cent in April
Hedge funds performed well in April, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index closing up 0.6 per cent for the month and up 3.8 per cent for…
Liquidity Finance appoints Davydova to emerging markets fixed income team
Liquidity Finance has appointed Marina Davydova to its emerging markets fixed income team, expanding the company’s focus on the CIS…
02 May 2013
TwentyFour Asset Management appoints Northern Trust for fund administration
TwentyFour Asset Management has selected Northern Trust to provide custody, fund accounting, financial reporting, compliance and company…
JOBS ACT to benefit investors, says Agecroft’s Don Steinbrugge
Mary Jo White, who became chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission on 10 April, is pushing to adopt the JOBS ACT without major…
Sterling Trust changes name to Equity Institutional
Sterling Trust, a custodian of alternative assets, has completed a name change to Equity Institutional, a Division of Equity Trust…
