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The US is the dominant component of the global hedge fund community, accounting for 72 per cent of the approximately USD3.1 trillion of global assets under management (AUM), as of 30 June 2016, according to data released by Preqin. Although other regions are emerging as regards hedge fund activity, the US is home to 3,170 of the 5,092 (62 per cent) institutional investors active in hedge funds, and 3,209 of the 5,377 (60 per cent) active hedge fund managers tracked by Preqin.   The US hedge fund industry has also seen strong growth in recent years, increasing by USD13 billion
Hedge funds advanced in September to conclude a strong third quarter, driven by gains in specialised technology, healthcare and energy exposures, according to data released by HFR. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) gained 0.6 per cent for the month, increasing the index value to 12795.52, posting its seventh consecutive month of positive performance, and bringing the third quarter gain to 3 per cent.   Through the first nine months of 2016, the HFRI FWC has gained 4.2 percent, leading the MSCI World Index.   Resurgent equity hedge strategies led hedge fund industry performance for the month, as global
Aerium has completed the letting of an entire floor at 24 Savile Row, its landmark West End asset, to US hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management. Aurelius has agreed a 10-year lease on the fifth floor of 24 Saville Row, comprising 3,774 sq ft of Grade A office space.   The flagship 24 Savile Row scheme is located in the heart of Mayfair and provides 20,000 sq ft of offices and 7,000 sq ft of retail space spread across seven floors.   Designed by architectural firm EPR, the building exhibits a unique glazed façade created by ceramic artist Kate Malone. The asset’s
Geraud Charpin (pictured), Portfolio Manager, BlueBay Asset Management discusses how risk assets struggle to gain impetus as investors turn their attention to negative newsflow…   The uneventful meetings from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) earlier in September were broadly seen as a green light for risk assets, confirming that the largest actors behind the rise in asset valuations were still intent on keeping rates/yields at ultra-low levels.    In the context of benign global economic data, continued stimuli in China, stabilised commodity prices and some repair work being carried out in emerging market countries, the very
Independent fixed income broker-dealer Amherst Pierpont Securities has hired Erez Biala as managing director and head of structured credit trading and origination. Biala will establish the firm's structured credit trading and origination platform and lead Amherst Pierpont's efforts to capitalise on what it sees as current market opportunities in the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) and related structured credit markets.   Biala will be responsible for leading Amherst Pierpont's growing presence across the CLO and structured credit markets, including both primary issuance and secondary trading.   He joins Amherst Pierpont following a 15-year fixed-income career with extensive securitised products, structured products
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the supervision of cross-border regulated firms. The MOU, which was signed by CFTC chairman Timothy Massad (pictured) and FCA chief executive Andrew Bailey, covers the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of certain regulated firms that operate on a cross-border basis in the US and in the UK.   The scope of the MOU includes the 20 firms registered with the CFTC as swap dealers.
Hedge funds continued their run of positive monthly gains in September, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index up 0.6 per cent, extending overall gains in the third quarter to 2.2 per cent.  The top-performing strategy for the month was equities, with the HFRX Equity Hedge index up 1.5 per cent as managers were able to take advantage of benign equity market conditions and limited volatility. Returns in other strategies were more muted.   For the quarter, the HFRX Event Driven index was the stand-out strategy, extending year-to-date positive performance to 7.2 per cent.   GAM portfolio manager Anthony Lawler
Drooms has launched its new virtual data room Drooms NXG, an intuitive platform designed to increase automation of due diligence processes, for example within the framework of mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and IPOs. As digitisation rises so too does the potential for individual users to benefit from underlying working processes. The new virtual data room facilitates real-time document translation directly in the data room in addition to carrying out an automatic red flag analysis.   A key objective of due diligence is identifying major risks. These are known as “red flags”. With the initial release of an auto
Strategic Insight (SI) has partnered with Dow Jones allowing SI’s LiquidMetrix solution for best execution, transaction cost analysis (TCA) and surveillance services to provide clients with market surveillance services powered by Dow Jones Newswires. LiquidMetrix will use news produced by Dow Jones Newswires to provide effective market abuse detection monitoring.   The initiative complements the global TCA services already offered by LiquidMetrix and expands the applicability of the LiquidMetrix Surveillance product to a global audience.   “We are very happy to be partnering with Dow Jones on this enhancement to our service as this gives LiquidMetrix access to global news
The Royal Academy of Engineering and Man Group have appointed a new Research Chair in Machine Learning at the University of Oxford to develop machine learning and data analysis techniques for large-scale, real-world applications, including financial modelling. Professor Stephen Roberts will hold the five-year Research Chair, applying his expertise and years of experience in machine learning approaches, data analysis and statistical modelling.   Roberts currently leads the university's hub for machine learning and data analytics. This encompasses the Department of Engineering Science’s Machine Learning Research Group, a body of some 30 leading machine learning researchers, and the Oxford-Man Institute, a

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