Category Archives: Press Releases

Gravitas Named “Best Outsourced Technology Infrastructure Provider” By US Hedge Fund Services Awards

Gravitas, a co-sourcing platform providing cloud technology, collaborative outsourcing, risk analytics, research support and middle office services to the alternative investment industry has been named “Best Outsourced Technology Infrastructure Provider” in HFMWeek’s prestigious annual US Hedge Fund Services Awards. “The […]

Custom House Launches Gateway for US Hedge Fund Sector

Hedge fund service provider, Custom House Global Fund Services, has announced the official launch of Custom House Gateway, a web based portal that connects fund servicing with solutions across the middle and back office, designed specifically for US alternative investment […]

Asset Alliance Acquires Stake in HedgeCo Networks

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Asset Alliance, a multifaceted investment management firm specializing in alternative investment management, has acquired an equity stake in HedgeCo Networks, a financial services firm focused on hedge funds and the operator of HedgeCo.Net, the world’s most trafficked […]

Canadian Hedge Fund of the Year Awards

The Vision Opportunity Fund Limited Partnership II (“Vision LP II”) received an award at the 2013 Canadian Hedge Fund of the Year Awards held last night hosted by KPMG. The Vision LP II received the award for the second highest Three-Year Annualized […]

Global Hedge Fund Assets Near $2.35 Trillion as Big Firms Drive Growth

The growth in global hedge fund assets continued to accelerate during the first half of 2013 on the back of robust fund performance across the industry and new inflows from investors worldwide, according to the latest research from leading global industry information […]

SYZ Asset Management hires Ian Penrose as Distribution Director for the UK

SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management arm of the Swiss banking Group SYZ & CO, has announced today the appointment of Ian Penrose as Distribution Director for the UK to promote SYZ Asset Management’s (SYZ AM) capabilities, including the […]

S&P Capital IQ Partners with Arista Networks to Further Enhance its Direct Market Access Technology

S&P Capital IQ Real-Time Solutions, the global provider of innovative market data services, and trading and infrastructure solutions has partnered with Arista Networks. The collaboration with Arista, leaders in software defined cloud networking solutions, will provide S&P Capital IQ Real-Time […]

Franklin Templeton Investments announces new currency hedged global bond fund for Canadians

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. today announced the launch of Templeton Global Bond Fund (Hedged) for investors looking to minimize the effects of currency fluctuations on their global fixed income investments. “Canadians are looking for yield and diversification in their fixed […]

Morningstar Hedge Fund database, rose 1.1% in July

Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported preliminary hedge fund performance for July 2013 as well as estimated asset flows through June. The Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index, an asset-weighted composite of nearly 1,000 hedge […]

IndexUniverse and Brown Brothers Harriman Launches an “Annual Advisor Survey”

IndexUniverse—the leading independent authority on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), indexes, and index funds—and Brown Brothers Harriman—one of the market leading ETF custodians and administrators with $170 billion in ETF assets—announced today that it will publish its first “Annual Advisor Survey” in […]

UCITS HFS Index starts positively into second half of the year, up 0.69% in July 2013

The UCITS HFS Index bounces back after losses taken in June with a performance of 0.69% in July 2013. The broad index started negatively into the month with a negative result of -0.24% in week one. Things turned around though […]

SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: August notifications 4.00%

The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2013 measured 4.00%, up from 2.71% in July. “August redemption requests increased from July by over 1%, but remain moderate and in-line with past averages,” said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive […]