CFTC commissioner Christopher Giancarlo warned that cyber-risks are the "number one threat to 21st century financial markets," with a greater disruptive potential than advances in automated trading and emerging technologies like the blockchain.

Alternative mutual fund firm Context Asset Management hired Matt Rowe as chief strategy officer, responsible for investments, strategy, risk management, distribution, operations and marketing.

The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index increased 0.13% in February, the first positive result posted in three months after it lost 1.42% in January, 1.47% in December and 0.63% in November.

Deputy assistant secretary Timothy Hauser also says liability exposure is relative to portfolio size, so regulation shouldn't prevent serving clients with modest assets

In a Dec. 6 open letter to CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo, FIA CEO and President Walt Lukken outlined concerns with the process in which cryptocurrency futures have come to market.

According to a State Street commissioned survey, 56% of asset managers and asset owners will increase their technology and operational capabilities over the next year to manage financial...

Alternative investment fund manager Franklin Square Capital Partners hired Greg Bassuk as managing director and head of liquid alternative strategies...

Franklin Templeton, along with its alternatives unit K2 Advisors, launched the Franklin K2 Global Macro Opportunities Fund.

In a public meeting, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) updated its two-year review of potential risks to the U.S. financial system from hedge funds...

Legal commentary on the news and events that matter most to alternative asset managers and funds.

The SEC filed 868 enforcement actions exposing financial reporting-related misconduct by companies and their executives and misconduct by registrants and gatekeepers in FY 2016.

According to an SEC filing, Goldman Sachs removed New York-based hedge fund New Mountain Vantage Advisers as a subadviser to its $747.8-million Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives fund ...

In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Larry Restieri, head of alternative sales at Goldman Sachs, discussed liquid alternative investments.

Goldman Sachs, Pimco, OppenheimerFunds and Nuveen Fund Advisors are pushing for equal rights when it comes to running index funds tied to the global bond market.

Private markets manager Portfolio Advisors will act as a sub-adviser to the $582-million Hatteras Core Alternatives Fund.

New York City-based iCapital Network, a fintech platform that provides the high-net-worth market with access to alternative investments, acquired the HedgeFocus business from Credit Suisse, which is based in Zurich.

The authors present three recent credit default swap (CDS) credit event determinations, including the iHeartCommunications credit event, which may appear inconsistent with the spirit of...

A Context Summits survey of more than 200 institutional investors and family office executives found nearly 75% plan to increase their allocations to alternative assets in the year ahead.

Investors will have to shift to more intelligently sourced alpha strategies in the public and private markets in a lower-return public equity environment.

Intralinks and Global Fund Media surveyed global LPs on how they view alternative investment opportunities over the next 12 months.