Skandia Investment Group is adding long-short fixed interest to the range of strategies found in its Alternative Investments Fund. The move has been achieved by investment in the JPM Income Opportunity Fund and a reduction in exposure to infrastructure securities
Competition in the US Treasury market has been sparse with the number of primary dealers on the decline since the mid-1980s, but according to a research note written by Adam Sussman, Tabb Group’s director of research, new entrants are beginning
NYSE Liffe US, the new US futures exchange of NYSE Euronext, will launch a family of interest rate futures in the third quarter of 2010 to coincide with the anticipated regulatory approval and launch of New York Portfolio Clearing, its
Singapore Exchange is inviting public feedback on the proposed contract specifications for the SGX Nikkei Stock Average Dividend Point Index Futures contract, which will be targeted for the derivatives market. The Nikkei Dividend Index Futures is a standard, cash-settled futures
First State Investments International Limited has sold First State Media Group (Ireland) Limited (FSMG) to Chrysalis PLC (Chrysalis) for GBP11 million. FSMG is the investment advisor and music publishing administrator to the FS Media Works Fund I, L. (the fund)
The number of hedge funds and funds of funds fell by approximately 8.6 per cent in 2009 but total industry assets rose by 5.5 per cent, according to PerTrac Financial Solutions’ hedge fund database study. The study, which is based
Financial services company Fund.com has acquired Weston Capital Management, an originator and distributor of hedge funds. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, Weston Capital earns fees on assets exceeding USD1.0bn under management. It has three lines
Gain Capital, a provider of online trading services, has been selected as a primary clearing partner for Korea Investment & Securities, a subsidiary of Korea’s largest non-bank financial holding company Korea Investment Holdings. Gain is now providing KIS with real-time
Edhec-Risk Institute has launched the FTSE Edhec-Risk Efficient Index Series. The series is the culmination of a research programme on indices and benchmarks that the institute has been conducting since it was founded in 2001. The indices are based on
Finles Capital Management is launching the first index tracker focused exclusively on Dutch-based hedge funds. The initiative is aimed at attracting more institutional investments in Dutch hedge funds and putting the Netherlands on the map as an international centre for
