Liquid Alts.

Global investment manager Artisan Partners has expanded its European distribution team by hiring former Nomura executive Pearse Monaghan as a director.

Wilshire Associates has launched a new index in conjunction with BRI Partners that aims to provide investible access to the long-only beta risk of equity hedge fund strategies. 

Alternative investment manager Altegris has made enhancements to its managed futures strategy in order to lower costs, increase transparency and improve tax efficiency.

Litigation finance specialist Burford Capital has raised approximately $225 million in a London bond offering to support its growing legal finance business.

ML Capital has launched a new UCITS-compliant systematic absolute return fund in partnership with New York-based quantitative alternative asset manager Conquest Capital.

Boutique multi-asset investment manager Chiron Investment Management has debuted a new UCITS-compliant fund that aims to preserve capital while also generating above-market total return through the company's quantamental investment process.

Frankfurt-based liquid alternative index provider MV Index Solutions has launched a new global long/short equity index that captures the systematic returns (beta) of long/short equity hedge funds that invest both regionally and globally.

Global multi-asset alternative investment manager PineBridge Investments has launched a new European secured credit fund that will invest in a diversified portfolio of sub-investment grade senior secured debt obligations issued by corporations in various industries and geographical regions.

Liquid alternatives booked another positive month in April, mirroring their hedge fund brethren on the strength of multi-strategy and event-driven funds, according to new research from Wilshire Associates.  

Liquid alternatives specialist Hatteras Funds has formed a partnership with Connecticut-based private markets manager Portfolio Advisors to serve as a sub-advisor to the $582 million Hatteras Core Alternatives Fund, and incorporate secondary interests in private equity, private credit and private real estate funds into the vehicle's composition.