Articles and Features

NYSE Liffe, the European based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, has launched today 24 futures contracts on MSCI indices on its wholesale service Bclear. »

Bull and Bear Capital has entered into an exclusive agreement to design, build and manage a brand development campaign for an emerging New York City hedge fund.  »

SL Investment Management, one of the largest life settlement product providers outside the US, is urging potential investors in life settlement funds to ask ten questions during their diligence processes to ensure a sound choice of investment manager.  »

Hedge funds gained 0.78 per cent in February, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. »

Expansion and later-stage venture capital companies present unique valuation challenges for investors. Mark McMahon, a Director in the Portfolio Valuation group at international financial advisory investment banking firm Duff & Phelps, discusses what a robust Fair Value analysis should consider. »

Investors predict inflows of USD222bn into hedge funds this year, which would increase the total amount of hedge fund assets under management to approximately USD1.722trn by 2011, according to Deutsche Bank’s eighth annual Alternative Investment Survey. »

Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has been confirmed up 0.68 per cent in February with seven out of ten sectors posting positive performance for the month. »

All hedge fund strategies except managed futures finished February in negative territory (-0.29 per cent), according to the Lipper Hedge Fund Composite Index. »

The Bahamas has signed its 11th tax information exchange agreement and has initialled nine additional agreements in advance of the G20 31 March deadline to meet the internationally agreed tax standard. »