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Following some profit taking in major Asian markets in recent weeks, Quaero Capital believes that a market correction is likely as tensions rise in North Korea, as well as in US-China relations, and in the Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia. In addition, according to the managers of the Argos Bamboo strategy, the US Federal Reserve is beginning to increase rates, and there is every sign that the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan and even the Bank of England will start to reverse their quantitative easing.   The strategy, actively managed by Hong Kong-based Lloyd George Management for
The London Metal Exchange (LME) gold and silver contracts saw volumes surge in their first week of trading. LME Gold traded a total of 25,590 lots (2.6 million ozt / 79.6 tonnes) while 2,556 lots (12.8 million ozt / 397.5 tonnes) of LME Silver were transacted. LME Gold and Silver open interest also reached 9,380 lots and 2,253 lots respectively.   Liquid spot order books for both contracts were available from launch with bid/offer spreads as tight as USD 0.20 for gold and USD 0.01 for silver, and carries quoted in depth out to five years forward. The provision of
Ask anyone what the most popular thing in the world is, and one of the answers you often hear, is “music”. Music has been around for a long time, and it’s transformed over the years. From shifts in taste, to the creation of new genres, to how business is conducted. The music industry has seen a lot of change, especially in the past 40 years. These changes have claimed some victims. Others have survived, and opportunists have coasted through them. How music has been sold since the 1970s Rewind to the 70s: Music was sold in on a vinyl, and consumers
The world’s largest 100 alternative asset managers saw assets under management increase by 10 per cent in 2016, rising to USD4.0 trillion, according to the 2017 edition of Willis Towers Watson’s Global Alternatives Survey. The survey, which captures long-term institutional investment trends by seven main investor groups across ten alternative asset classes, showed that of the top 100 alternative investment managers, real estate managers have the largest share of assets (35 per cent and over USD1.4 trillion), followed by private equity fund managers (18 per cent and USD695 billion), hedge funds (17 per cent and USD675 billion), private equity funds
Optimal Fund Management Australia Pty Ltd has forged a strategic partnership with the Burnham Group aimed at supporting its growing absolute return investment business. The company has also announced a name change to ARCO Investment Management Pty Ltd (ARCO), with immediate effect.   ARCO will continue to be controlled by its co-founders and co-portfolio managers George Colman and Peter Whiting (pictured). The firm’s long-established investment process and management team will continue unchanged as will its focus on delivering strong risk-adjusted returns for investors.   Burnham Group’s CEO Chris Cunningham and Burnham Capital’s chairman Bruce Loveday will join an expanded ARCO
Intercontinental Exchange ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has been chosen as the new administrator of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA Silver Price). IBA expects to assume responsibility for the LBMA Silver Price in Autumn 2017. “We are pleased to become the administrator for the LBMA Silver Price,” says Finbarr Hutcheson (pictured), President, IBA. “The decision by the LBMA membership reflects our commitment and investment in making the LBMA Gold Price IOSCO compliant over the last two years. Our centrally cleared model has already enabled broader participation and we continue to expand the Gold auction. We anticipate this will support expanded
By George Ralph (pictured), RFA – Cyber security has never been as important as it is today. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017, published recently by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and undertaken by Ipsos Mori highlights some statistics that should make even the most jaded CIOs sit up and take notice. Of the 1500+ businesses surveyed, 74 per cent say cyber security is a very high priority for their senior management, and 67 per cent have spent money on cyber security in some shape or form in the past year. For medium sized businesses, the number of organisations
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for June 2017 measured 0.04 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 1.80 per cent in July.   “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for July 2017 was -1.80 per cent, compared to -2.53 per cent a year ago for July 2016. The month of July typically sees a net outflow owing to seasonal factors, so this smaller net outflow is actually a very positive result,” says Bill Stone (pictured), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. “In fact, July 2017 marks the
Now in its 35th year in the US and 6th year in Europe, the CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) is due to be held at the Grove Hotel, resort and golf club, near London, from Monday, 11 September to Wednesday, 13 September.  

 Hosted by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), RMC is an educational forum dedicated to exploring the latest equity derivatives trading strategies, products and tactics used to manage risk exposure and enhance yields.    As CBOE is the creator of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and home of VIX options and futures trading, it is no surprise that
Crown Capital Partners, a provider of growth capital to mid-market companies, has completed a USD50 million closing for Crown Capital Fund IV, bringing the current total capital committed to the Fund to USD225 million. To date, USD190 million has been invested by the Fund in nine transactions, and, net of repayments, USD167 million is currently invested.   “This upsizing further underscores the quality of our growing portfolio and the strong demand from our institutional limited partners,” says Chris Johnson (pictured), Crown’s President & CEO. “We continue to deliver on our key milestones. We have completed four transactions to date in

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