Although European fixed income investors remain relatively optimistic on the booming high-yield asset class, the strength of this sentiment is fading, according to Fitch Rating’s European Senior Fixed Income Investor Survey for Q2 2011. "High-yield corporates remained in top spot
Hedge fund assets available for prime custody services now stand at an estimated USD684bn, a 40 per cent increase since 2010, according to BNY Mellon. The increase reflects both growth in overall hedge fund assets under management as well as
Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.07 per cent in September. "Solid net flows into hedge funds continued in September, taking the cumulative index to a new high yet again. It is especially
Hedge fund forward redemption notices increased slightly in May according to the latest results issued by one of the industry’s major indicators. The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2011 recorded a modest increase to 3.92%, up from 2.45% in
Hong Kong-based asset management firm Enhanced Investment Products has opened its Aleph Fund to investors. EIP’s Asia (including Japan) multi-strategy, volatility and event driven fund was up 2.43 per cent in October 2009, while the MSCI Far East was down
Paladyne Systems, a provider of technology and services to the global hedge fund Industry, has opened a Hong Kong office in response to an increasing demand for hedge fund technology and services in the Asia Pacific region. Paladyne has appointed
The Syz & Co Group has launched a more balanced strategy for investing into emerging markets based on a better-distributed emerging markets index, developed in-house by the Syz Fund Research unit. This new index – Syz Emerging Markets Index –
The fund of hedge fund sector experienced strong net inflows during the third quarter, with positive absolute returns in each of the individual months, according to a report by Standard & Poor’s. The report, by analyst Randal Goldsmith, says funds
Hedge fund managers are crossing over into the traditional money management space of mutual funds, according to Schooner Investment Group. Greg Levinson (pictured) of Schooner Investment Group did this in early 2008. Levinson, a 15 year hedge fund veteran, launched
The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index posted a slight gain of 0.13 per cent in October as market reversals muted performance. This brings the year to date performance of the index to 15.11 per cent through 31 October 2009. Dedicated
