Standard & Poor’s has licensed the National Stock Exchange of India to create and list Indian Rupee-denominated futures contracts on the S&P 500, subject to regulatory approvals. The licensing agreement, jointly from S&P and S&P-licensee Chicago Mercantile Exchange to NSE,
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up 0.87 per cent in February, based on 76 per cent of assets reporting. Managed futures posted the best performance among the sectors this month, rising 2.01 per cent,
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) is launching an international drive to sign up more hedge fund managers in the US and Asia now that most leading European managers have become signatories. The HFSB, which brings together investors and managers
The US dollar is the currency on which hedge fund managers are most bullish in the near term, research by TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge shows. Six in ten fund managers cite the greenback as their preferred currency investment over
Ronald Paterson (pictured), partner at international law firm Eversheds, comments on the latest stage of the countdown to the Alternative Investment Fund Management (AIFM) directive. British diplomats have this week begun the final stage in attempting to secure concessions to
It’s been an interesting journey for UBS’s new Global Head of Hedge Fund Distribution, John Dyment: a newly created role within Global Prime Services that befits someone of his standing and expertise in the financial services industry. The New York-based
The hedge fund industry took in USD18.7 billion (0.8 per cent of assets) in April, up from USD10.6 billion (0.5 per cent of assets) in March, according to BarclayHedge and Trim Tabs Investment Research. “Hedge funds took in USD56.4 billion
Derivatives exchange Eurex has admitted the first broker headquartered in the People’s Republic of China through its Hong Kong subsidiary. GF Futures (Hong Kong) became a trading member of Eurex on 3 March 2010. Dr. Cheng Xiao, the general manager
The Directional Markets Index heads the list of investable Alternative Investment Indices in March with a month-to-date performance of 0.67 per cent. The indices are provided by Alternative-Index and listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Since the beginning of the
The Credit Suisse LAB Liquid Indices posted negative performance in July according to Dr Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. Drachman says: "The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect
