Steven O’Hanlon, Head of Fixed Income at ACPI Investment Managers comments on what the Indian election result means for investors as BJP wins a landslide victory… This decisive result is undoubtedly significant. We believe it represents a decisive mandate for
This year will see greater market discipline from investors and an increased focus on due diligence by providers and custodians, according to speakers at a seminar hosted by offshore law firm Walkers. Greater allocations to hedge funds were anticipated at
Sibex has signed a sub-licence agreement with CME Group and Dow Jones Indexes to launch a futures contract based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Derivatives marketplace CME Group owns the exclusive licence to trade US dollar denominated futures and
Following a market sell-off in the second half of 2008, commodities recovered to deliver positive performance in 2009, according to Credit Suisse. The firm believes that signs of economic stabilization and indications of growth in emerging markets may continue to
Investors are reassessing the relative value of the main asset classes, according to research released by the CFA Society of the UK (CFA UK). The CFA UK Valuations Index reveals that almost half of investment professionals (49 per cent) currently
Standard & Poor’s has launched the S&P Global Clean Energy Daily Risk Control Indices. The launch of the new indices is the latest in a series of S&P risk control indices to enable investors to target and control the level
Evercore Pan-Asset Capital Management has chosen Moxy, Advent Software’s trade order management solution, and Advent Portfolio Exchange, its portfolio and client relationship management solution, to support its growth plans. London-based Evercore is a discretionary wealth management company which focuses on
Tim Haywood, Investment Director at Augustus Asset Managers Ltd (a subsidiary of GAM), investment advisor to three of the four Julius Baer Absolute Return Bond Funds, examines the outlook for investments in government securities. Investors in government bonds face a
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has launched the DWS Strategic Equity Long/Short Fund, a mutual fund which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by employing a multi-manager investment approach. Assets will be allocated among separate sub-advisors with diverse equity long/short
Hedge funds posted an estimated inflow of USD18.7bn in November, more than double the inflow of USD8.2bn in October, according to TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge. The inflow in November was the largest since May 2008. “Flows into hedge funds
