There is room for a further “sell-off” of emerging market currencies, because countries with large external imbalances, such as Turkey (TRY), India (INR), Brazil (BRL), South Africa (ZAR) and Indonesia (IDR) remain vulnerable to rising US yields, says Macelo Assalin
New collective investment scheme rules introduced by the Central Bank of Bahrain are set to give a major boost to the Gulf emirate’s leading role in the regional funds industry, according
Blackstone Group and Fidelity Investments aim to expand their reach to retail clients and rid the hedge fund market of its perceived exclusivity with the launch of Blackstone’s Alternative Multi-Manager Fund. The new mutual fund of hedge funds was launched
Despite hedge fund assets being at an all-time high and predictions of strong performance from most managers, many believe 2013 will be another challenging year for the industry, according to Rothstein Kass’s annual hedge fund outlook report. Produced by the
Use of equity post-trade transaction cost analysis by US and European firms will reach nearly 90 per cent by 2009, with 38 per cent of those firms examining transaction costs every day, ac
TresVista, a provider of customised financial services, has formed a strategic partnership with Bowline Capital Partners, a European boutique advisory firm with a merchant banking ethos. The partnership will see TresVista become an integral part of Bowline's execution and business development efforts.
Standard & Poor’s is making its Cusip Master File database available along with other S&P data through data management solutions provider GoldenSource in a format designed to allow
The board of directors of ALTIN has set the strike price of the put options to be issued as part of its share buyback programme at USD57.50. The strike price is set circa 20 per cent above the closing
London-based Fauchier Partners has launched a fund of hedge funds focusing on special situations. The objective of the new Jubilee Special Situations Fund (JSSF) is to provide investors with the premium returns more commonly associated with longer term and less
Hedge fund launches are slowing down – the number of new funds starting out will drop by some 20 per cent this year compared with 2006, according to Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research.
