11 Sep 2019
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index down 0.27 per cent in August
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
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SmartStream RDU launches SFTR security reference data service
Reference data specialists SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU) has launched a cloud-based security reference data service to simplify…
Hedge fund performance turns red in August
Aggregate monthly performance for the hedge fund industry slipped into the red in August at -0.31 per cent, the second negative month the…
Investors focus on booming Irish renewable energy market as government sets ambitious new targets
By Beatrice Bedeschi – Ireland is set to attract a fresh wave of investments in green energy in the coming years, on the back of recent…
BidFX adds Jump Liquidity to offering
Proprietary trading firm Jump Liquidity, which provide bespoke liquidity to counterparties, has joined BidFX, an EMS for FX market.BidFX…
TigerRisk appoints COO
TigerRisk Partners, a risk, capital and strategic advisor to the global insurance and reinsurance industries, has appointed Manoj Gupta as…
Man Group president to step down
Jonathan Sorrell is to step down as President and as an Executive Director of UK hedge fund manager Man Group to take on a new role outside…
Hedge funds of all sizes are using more alternative data, but concerns remain, says Lowenstein Sandler survey
Over 80 per cent of hedge funds are using alternative data in some capacity, according to a new survey fro law firm Lowenstein Sandler’s…
Kudu makes strategic minority investment in EJF Capital
Kudu Investment Management (Kudu), a New York-based independent provider of permanent capital solutions to asset and wealth managers…
10 Sep 2019
Tradeweb Markets and ICE Benchmark Administration launch Tradeweb ICE US Treasury Closing Prices
Tradeweb Markets, a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, and Intercontinental Exchange…
Hedge fund managers up 0.31 per cent in August
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.31 per cent1 in August, outperforming the MSCI ACWI (Local) which ended the month down 2.37 per…
MidOcean Credit Partners appoints Portfolio Manager to supportvCLO Business
MidOcean Partners, a premier New York-based alternative asset manager that specialises in private equity and alternative credit…
Industry veteran launches new manager sourcing tool for investors
Asset management industry veteran Ole Rollag has launched Pueblo, a new venture which aims to simplify and improve the investor/manager…
TOBAM hires specialist for French business development drive
Asset management firm TOBAM has appointed Philippe Bigeard as Head of Business Development for France.Bigeard will spearhead a new business…
Assets replicating Scientific Beta's multi-factor indices reach USD46bn
Assets tracking Scientific Beta’s smart beta indices reached USD48 billion at 30 June, 2019, an increase of USD14 billion or 40 per cent…
