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The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for October 2015 measured 2.96 per cent, down from 3.79 per cent in September.
“SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 2.96 per cent for October 2015 is down sharply from 3.79 per cent for the previous month and is also down year-over-year compared to 3.12 per cent for October 2014,” says Bill Stone (pictured), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. “This marks a reversal of last month’s uptick in the Forward Redemption Indicator, perhaps suggesting that the bulk of investors’ rebalancing in the face of elevated market volatility has been accomplished.”
The SS&C
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The equity market neutral Seamor Fund recorded its 16th consecutive month of positive performance in September and is now comfortably in positive territory for the year and showing double digit annualised returns over a five-year period.
According to Sven Bouman (pictured), CEO, September was decidedly a risk-off market, with defensive, low beta, high quality and large cap stocks outperformed their counterparts.
“This was also reflected in our stock selection model,” says Bouman. “Style trends were similar to last months. Profitability and earnings momentum were the best factors. Stocks with attractive price trends also generated strong returns. All quality factors wrapped
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Managed futures traders gained 0.60 per cent in September according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 0.67 per cent year to date.
“Equities, interest rates, and commodities moved lower in September, and trend-followers were properly positioned to profit,” says BarclayHedge’s Sol Waksman (pictured).
Five of Barclay’s eight CTA indices had gains in September. The Diversified Traders Index was up 0.72 per cent, Systematic Traders gained 0.51 per cent, and Financial/Metals Traders were up 0.29 per cent.
In the loss column, Agricultural Traders were down 0.25 per cent in September, Currency Traders
- 21/10/2015
Risk managers are making a more conscious effort to not only understand the virtues, but also the limitations, to risk models as they adjust to life under greater regulatory scrutiny, in particular the AIFM Directive in Europe.
Indeed, such is the impact of regulation that it has in effect transformed the risk management function from something that was previously confined to portfolio management into something altogether more holistic.
Alan Picone (pictured) is a managing director at Duff & Phelps' Kinetic Partners division. He has a broad range of expertise on risk management and given that Kinetic Partners was one of the first
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This recent factsheet from Preqin takes a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in San Francisco, including the strategy and structure preferences of investors, the number of hedge fund launches each year, fund terms and conditions, the largest hedge fund managers and performance.
View the full factsheet here.
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Jersey is to introduce regulation of virtual currency. The island is already home to the first regulated Bitcoin fund and the new regulatory proposal is intended to encourage confidence and innovation in the sector.
The announcement was made this morning (Wednesday) at Jersey’s first major Fintech conference, FinTechJersey, in St Helier.
The island’s Assistant Chief Minister with special responsibility for Financial services and the digital sector, Senator Philip Ozouf addressed the conference at 9am (BST), while later today at 4.30pm (BST), Vladimir Jizdny from the Jersey Financial Services Commission will give a presentation on crypto-currency regulation along with George Pearmain from the
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Hedge fund manager Shenkman Capital Management has appointed Charles Robinson (pictured) as Senior Vice President, Client Service and Business Development based in London.
Robinson will play a key role in client relationship management and the development and execution of the company's strategic growth initiatives internationally.
"We are delighted to have someone of Charles' international stature joining our firm," says Mark Shenkman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shenkman Capital. "Our business today reflects the increasingly global nature of our investor base. Charles' broad experience complements our seasoned team and his reputation among institutional clients and consultants will be an
- 21/10/2015
FIX Trading Community has revised its EMEA specific guidelines on Execution Venue Analysis adding further clarity around Last Capacity and Liquidity flag definitions, as well as mandating all executing venues, including broker crossing and alternative trading systems, to supply valid Market Identifier Codes (MICs) on their executions.
Originally produced by the FIX Trading Community Global Buy-side Committee to address inconsistencies in brokers’ reports on execution venue on fills, the guidelines have constantly been reviewed to give the Buy-side increased consistency and enhanced transparency.
To meet the ongoing requirements for greater granularity, the EMEA Business Practices Subcommittee has produced a
- 21/10/2015
Decryptex, a provider of scientific searches for capital markets trading surveillance to hedge funds, funds of funds and private equity funds, has partnered with MIK Fund Solutions for its security master.
Decryptex employs advanced algorithms and big data to enable capital market professionals to uncover anomalous trading activity, and a robust security master is a critical piece of its offering.
Daniel Cashion (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of Decryptex, says: “Given the years of research and the strength of the platform’s foundation, we selected MIK Fund Solutions as the ‘best in breed’. Nothing is more important for our business than to
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Financial research firm TABB Group interviewed 43 global heads of trading at hedge funds, asset management and private wealth firms in the US, UK and Europe on how they plan to adjust to the latest MiFID proposals and whether regulators will succeed in bringing back the block.
The research showed that 67 per cent prefer finding natural blocks than relying on a choice of venue, broker or strategy. However, according to Rebecca Healey, a TABB Group consulting analyst and author of the report, only a third are moving from schedule-based trading back to blocks. She says: “While many claim to
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