SmartPool, the European dark liquidity pool created by NYSE Euronext in partnership with HSBC, J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas, has added a further three investment firms to its trading community. The firms include BofA Merrill Lynch and CA Cheuvreux. Lee
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 1.37% in April. Year-to-date performance as of April 2011 is up 2.14%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+3.61%), Lyxor CTA Short Term Index (+1.87%), Lyxor
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish almost flat with a +0.17 per cent return in October. Hedge funds had a slightly positive month overall with a widening dispersion of returns among strategies, based on whether
Tora, a technology, trading and liquidity provider for Asia, and Tradar, a supplier of portfolio management and accounting solutions to the hedge fund industry, have completed the integration of Tradar Insight with Tora Compass. The integration provides continuous, real-time posting
Although investment managers have relatively few assets in equity long and short investment portfolios, this segment of the market continues to grow rapidly as firms seek to diversify their business lines and compete with hedge funds, according to a report
Alarmist calls by some US commentators that the securitisation of life settlements could turn into the next sub-prime disaster were universally rejected at a recent major industry conference in Washington DC. Assured Fund – the UK’s biggest provider of US
The Salus Alpha diversified CTA strategy "Directional Markets" (DMXUSD) delivered +4.12 per cent in March 2014, according to the db select Manager Performance Flash Report – March 2014. This led to it being ranked first YTD 2014 and third trailing
International law firm Maples and Calder says it is the only law firm in Ireland to increase its market share ranking as legal adviser to investment funds over the past year. In a declining overall market, Maples, which established in
Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes has temporarily suspended publication of the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Equity Market Neutral Strategy Benchmark until further notice. The decision to halt publication of the benchmark is a result of market conditions in the equity
The Blackstone Group made a GAAP net loss of USD176m for the third quarter of 2009, compared to a GAAP net loss of USD340m for the third quarter of 2008. Total segment revenues were USD603.8m, up USD200.2m from USD403.6m for
