Australian absolute return and hedge funds outperformed the ASX200 for the second month running in November, returning 1.98 per cent for the month, according to Australian Fund Monitors. This brings year-to-date performance for Australian hedge funds to 16.62 per cent.
International derivatives exchange Eurex is to launch 19 single stock futures (SSF) on leading Polish companies on 27 June 2011. The new listings reflect customer demand for derivatives based on shares from one of the largest economies in Eastern Europe.
State Street has been selected by Illinois-based Calamos Investments to provide custody, fund administration and securities lending services to Calamos’ collective fund structures. The funds include open and closed end mutual funds, Dublin Ucits and private funds exceeding USD21bn in
By James Williams – As the number of managed account platforms (MAPs) increases, seemingly in response to the growth in institutional investors entering the realm of hedge funds, one might assume that managed account AUM is following a steep upward
Market Data & Analytics is expanding its range of information products with “Eurex ICAP Swap Spreads”. The new data product, which aims to serve as a neutral benchmark for Euro interest rate swaps, was developed jointly with interdealer broker ICAP.
By Tyler Kim, CIO, Maples Fund Services – Institutional investors could be easily overwhelmed by the volume of data that originates out of their managed accounts programs. To avoid this, they require information systems that aggregate position data across multiple
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is building up its bulk commodity product offerings with nine more derivative contracts over the next two months, subject to regulatory approval. These new contracts will further boost and complement the existing AsiaClear products to provide customers
China has set out on a reform course that is expected to structurally transform its economic landscape. Mike Shiao (pictured), Investment Director in charge of Greater China Markets at Invesco, explores the key measures taken and the new opportunities these
Assets under management of European L/S Equity related hedge funds on the Lyxor managed account platform may be down 15% since January 2010, but according to Lyxor’s Stefan Keller (pictured) – head of managed account platfrom research and external relations
Barclays Bank has introduced its iPath exchange-traded notes platform in Canada with the cross-listing of seven iPath ETNs on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The iPath ETNs are linked to equity volatility, currencies and the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite strategy. The
