Jacques DeRouen, MD of Houston-based Pinnacle Alternative Investments LLC, discusses industry response to the recent launch of its Emerging Manager Investor Database.
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has formed an academic advisory board to empower and educate students and others about the hedge fund industry. The board will hold HFA symposiums on campuses across the US featuring well-known hedge fund managers
Trading on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) will resume on Wednesday, 31 October. The exchanges were closed on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 as a result of
Credit Suisse has launched Foreign Exchange Rolling Optimized Carry Indices offering investors a transparent method of participating in FX carry trading, using a framework of diversificati
The hedge fund industry took in a net USD8.2bn (0.4 per cent of assets) in July, reversing a USD8.9bn outflow in June, according to estimates based on data from 3,327 funds, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs. "July’s volume was
Axioma has entered the multi-asset class risk space with the introduction of Axioma Risk, a next-generation risk-management platform for risk officers, portfolio managers, asset owners and consultants. Sebastian Ceria, PhD, Axioma’s founder and Chief Executive Officer, says: “This is a
Eurex has begun launching products on emerging markets, starting with derivatives on Russian underlying.
Hedge fund launches and liquidations both declined modestly in the second quarter, as US regulators eased restrictions on the marketing of hedge funds. A total of 288 new hedge funds launched in 2Q13, a slight decline from the 297
Robeco Group NV and VCM Fund Management LLP have formed a new London-based emerging hedge fund platform.
Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC), the Australian independent academic centre for capital market research, has launched a European equivalent in partnership with European universities and corporates. Australian Ambassador to Italy David Ritchie, chief scientist to the State of NSW
