It is difficult to get excited about the “MINT” (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey) concept, says Kunal Ghosh (pictured), manager of the Allianz BRIC Stars fund… As with BRICs, the MINT concept is based on demographics and how the mindset and
Fund of hedge funds manager Tremont Capital Management has announced the recruitment of Susan Crotty from Callan Associates to become managing director for investment management services.
Algorithmics Capital Analytics offers the world’s most complete credit risk management solutions, according to Credit Risk Management Systems 2007 – Getting Value from Basel II, a survey o
Rreef Alternative Investments, Deutsche Bank’s alternatives asset management business, has finalised an agreement first announced at the end of October to acquire a significant minority in
Convertible arbitrage went from being one of the worst-performing strategies in the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index in 2008 to one of the best-performing strategies in the first
With the global financial markets remaining fragile, it is still unclear to what extent the secondary effects of the credit crunch will impact the fund industry in Luxembourg, but industry experts are
EDHEC-Risk Institute and Lyxor are launching a three-year research chair entitled “Risk Allocation Solutions” to develop academic insights that can be used towards the design of high-performance multi-asset investment solutions, based on specific investor needs. Year one will focus
LCH.Clearnet has gone live with significant enhancements to its SwapClear service. Following extensive consultation with the buy side and Futures Commission Merchants, SwapClear now accepts a broader range of collateral for initial margin and offers increased connectivity and variable notional
All managed futures indices calculated by Newedge showed positive returns for the month of June with trend followers leading the pack with a return of +1.25 per cent. The Newedge CTA index is back to positive territory YTD returning +1.06
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) remains one of the most popular offshore fund jurisdictions for hedge fund managers. In terms of ‘brand identity’ a BVI-licensed fund is recognised by global investors as a well-established, reputable fund vehicle. “The BVI fund
