The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2011 measured 2.71%, up from 2.08% in July. “The Forward Redemption Indicator is encouragingly low given recent market volatility,” says Hans Hufschmid, chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services. “In fact, it is the
ABC Quant, a provider of risk management analytical solutions for the hedge fund industry, has incorporated a virtual hedge fund universe concept into its flagship product, Quant Suite multi feed edition. The new concept integrates instruments from various data providers
Alex Orus (pictured), CIO, Blue Diamond Asset Management, on the current ‘flight to safety’ prompted by the recent political and market turmoil… The political and market turmoil has caused many investors to aggressively reduce or exit equity markets in favour
Managed futures specialist Qbasis Invest has launched an exchange-traded fund, the Qbasis Futures Fund, which will commence trading on the Hamburg stock exchange on 1 April. The Qbasis Futures Fund is the only onshore fund that enables retail investors to
Swiss alternative investment company Altin has completed the share buyback initiated on 22 July 2009 as part of its buyback programme of up to ten per cent of the share capital. Altin repurchased 248,279 of its shares for a total
Direxion, a leader in alternative investment solutions, has appointed Edward Egilinsky as Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments. As a member of Direxion’s management team, Egilinsky will drive the firm’s product development initiatives, internal and external messaging, training and support of
The bear trend continued on the stock market in July as pessimism set in among investors. The S&P 500 index (-2.03%) fell steeper, recording its third consecutive loss, accompanied by an exceptional surge (up 8.7%) of implicit volatility (25.3%) which
MSS Capital, the alternative asset management group, has selected Close Fund Services as fund administrator to a new range of sustainable forestry funds. Oxigen Investments, the socially responsible and sustainable forestry specialists, are acting as the investment adviser to the
Deutsche Börse has launched the DAXglobal China Urbanization Index, comprising the 20 largest and most liquid companies from five DAXglobal China Sector Indices. The constituents have to be listed at Hong Kong Stock Exchange (H-shares and red chips), Singapore Stock
Icap, an inter-dealer broker and supplier of post-trade services, has received final regulatory approval and will complete the acquisition of the remaining 61.78 per cent of stock in TriOptima on 24 March 2010. The acquisition was announced on 5 February
