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The monetisation of the equity risk premium through options-based strategies can enhance risk-adjusted returns relative to long-only equity benchmarks, according to a study of four CBOE strategy performance benchmark indices.
The study tracked the performance of positions in Russell 2000 (RUT) index options, looking at various aspects of their performance over a 15-year period spanning 2001 through 2016.
The results of the study, which was carried out in conjunction with Fund Evaluation Group (FEG), were presented on Monday during a session at CBOE’s Risk Management Conference Europe, currently taking place in County Wicklow, Ireland.
The study, “Evaluating Options
- 28/09/2016
Following the extreme market volatility experienced in October 2014, the regulatory agencies that oversee the US Treasury market began efforts to examine market structure and determine whether increased regulation is required.
TABB Group’s latest research, “US Treasury Market 2016: Bamboo Market Structure,” indicates that the market is fundamentally sound and injecting an external catalyst, such as increased regulation in the form of execution or transparency mandates, may actually upend the delicate balance that has evolved and maintained efficiency in the treasury markets.
Anthony Perrotta (pictured), report author and head of research and consulting at TABB, interviewed a cross section
- 27/09/2016
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, has added JP Morgan Asset Management to the expanding partner network of Hazeltree LiquidityWeb, an integrated cash management and sweep platform.
This new partnership provides a straight-through process between buy-side firms and JP Morgan money market funds to provide safe, liquid, and yield-enhancing opportunities.
Available investment vehicles will include commercial paper, US Government and US Treasury money market funds.
Hazeltree says the addition of these products will help hedge funds and other buy-side clients respond to the SEC’s new money market fund reform rules, scheduled to take effect in
- 27/09/2016
French asset management firm Amundi is launching a single platform designed to bring its real and alternative assets under one entity and drive its aim of becoming one of the leading alternative asset managers in Europe.
The firm writes that real estate, private debt, private equity, infrastructure and alternative multi-management are now all part of an integrated business, bringing together 200 investment professionals in origination, structuring and management, responsible for EUR34 billion in assets (as at 30th June 2016). Amundi aims to double its funds under management in real and alternative assets by 2020.
Amundi’s reports that its track
- 27/09/2016
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative for alternative asset managers, has appointed a new chairman and a new AIMA Council, the association’s global board of directors.
Taking over as AIMA chair is Simon Lorne, vice chairman and chief legal officer at Millennium Management.
He replaces the former SEC commissioner Kathleen Casey, who served as chair of AIMA from September 2012 to September 2016.
There are four new additions to the AIMA Council: Robyn Grew, chief administrative officer and GC, Man Group; Han Ming Ho, partner, Sidley Austin; Ryan Taylor, partner and global head of compliance,
- 27/09/2016
FINCAD is holding a follow-up to its incredibly popular July live webinar “Negative Rates: Dealing with an Unorthodox Experiment,” with an interactive discussion tomorrow, 28 September, designed to help answer any questions arising from this pressing topic.
The live Q&A session, which is scheduled for 11am ET, 8pm PT and 4 PM BST, will be completely audience-driven. There will be no pitch from FINCAD, just open, honest answers to questions on negative rates and related industry topics.
CLICK HERE TODAY to reserve a spot for this important, and sure to be highly-informative, interactive discussion.
The hosts for the session will
- 27/09/2016
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has been named the Best North American Cloud Services Provider in the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2016.
The awards, which celebrate the achievements of the best performing managers and service providers in the US hedge funds industry, are unique in that they are based on a peer review system.
The winners were determined by the votes of Hedgeweek's subscribers, who include institutional investors, wealth managers, fund managers and other industry professionals at firms including fund administrators, prime brokers, custodians, law firms, custodians and advisers.
- 27/09/2016
Maples Fund Services, a division of MaplesFS and an independent global fund services provider, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Hong Kong office.
Commencing operations in Hong Kong in 2006, Maples Fund Services provides accounting, middle office, risk reporting and administration services to a client base which includes investment management firms, institutional investors, pension plans and global financial institutions.
Eastern Fong, regional hedge of fund services – Asia, has overall responsibility for the business operations of Maples Fund Services in the Asia Pacific region. Having joined the firm in 2006, he has played a crucial
- 27/09/2016
Asset management professionals continue to prioritise back-office automation and managing increased regulatory reporting, according to the 2016 Asset Management Industry Trends Survey by Confluence.
The majority of asset management industry professionals (61 per cent) cited automating back-office processes as an important goal over the next two years.
Back-office automation has remained the top priority in each of the four industry surveys that Confluence has conducted since 2008. Managing increased regulatory reporting requirements simultaneously (47 per cent) and centralising fund data (44 per cent) were the second- and third-most cited goals in this year’s survey.
Nearly all respondents reported being
- 27/09/2016
Funds-of-funds entered into side letters – special agreements that hedge fund managers sometimes make with investors, overriding general terms applicable to other investors – six times as often as non-profit institutions and nearly four times as often as corporate pension funds.
That’s according to the Seward & Kissel 2015/16 Hedge Fund Side Letter Study, which reveals that funds-of-funds made up 30.5 per cent of all side letter investors and government plans 27.1 per cent.
The investor types with the fewest side letters were corporate pensions and non-profit institutions, making up only 8.5 per cent and 5 per cent of
- 27/09/2016
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