Articles and Features

The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2013 measured 0.77 per cent. »

Direct Lending funds are becoming an attractive “fixed income alternative” asset class for European institutional investors. The breadth of strategies ranges from high risk/high return “special situations” through to opportunistic strategies and what is referred to as the mainstream direct lending market. »

Horizon Cash Management, an investment adviser specialising in active cash management solutions for the alternative investment industry, has launched the Emerging Manager Fund Cash Account. »

Jersey’s finance industry reported a positive first quarter for 2013 right across its different sectors, with the levels of bank deposits rising and the value of funds being administered increasing to their highest level in four years. »

Over 130 professionals from the Dutch alternative finance community have raised almost EUR20,000 for the Alternatives 4 Children foundation at a Spring Party Event at the SupperClub Cruise Boat. »

By James Boudreault, CFA, CME Group – Swap Spreads replicated with Treasury Futures and Deliverable Swap Futures generate multiple benefits, including potentially higher return on capital. »

ALTIN, the Swiss alternative investment company, is currently evaluating different options to implement the share buyback programme announced in March 2013 to acquire up to 10 per cent of the share capital. »

May was a quiet month in terms of price movements for fine wine although volumes remained reasonable. »

Dominion Corporate Group, a financial services firm with offices in Jersey and Luxembourg, has unveiled a new name – Crestbridge – having undergone a re-branding. »

Nine Lyxor strategy indices out of 14 ended May in positive territory, led by the Special Situations Index (+3.05 per cent), the Lyxor Long/Short Equity Long Bias Index (+1.66 per cent) and the Lyxor Merger Arbitrage Index (+1.53 per cent). »