Based on the December performance for the Credit Suisse Long/Short Equity Liquid Index, long/short equity funds ended the year on a high note as managers took advantage of increased equity market opportunities. Jordan Drachman, head of research for alternative beta
One-fifth of investment professionals are considering leaving the UK to work elsewhere in the next 12 months, primarily due to the high relative rate of UK tax, according to a survey by CFA UK. The leading beneficiaries are likely to
Speed will continue to be the name of the game for US equity brokers, a study published by Tabb Group has found that business demands beyond latency in 2010 may outpace trading technology budgets. Chief information officers, chief technology officers
Moonraker Fund Management, an independent investment boutique, is concerned that banks may have been using their bailout money to buy equities, helping to fuel a rally that is vulnerable to a major correction if they consequently sell in thinly traded
Newedge, a provider of multi-asset brokerage and clearing services, has been granted a full futures licence by the Korea Financial Services Commission for its Korea office. Newedge is the first foreign company out of the 19 foreign companies which applied
Auerbach Grayson, a New York-based brokerage firm that specialises in providing global trade execution and exclusive research to US institutional investors, has partnered with DZ Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Germany, to provide US investors with greater
Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) has announced the May performance for its six investable Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and
Penjing Asset Management has entered into a joint venture agreement with Triple A Partners and its affiliates to raise fresh investment capital to help seed start-up hedge funds in the Asian region. The existing Penjing Seed Fund will be renamed
Deutsche Boerse has launched the DAX Risk Control Indices, which measure a hypothetical portfolio that adjusts the risk of the underlying DAX Index. This portfolio includes an investment in the DAX Index and the money market rate, as measured by
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe, lost 1.8% in May, year to date gains now stands at +0.3%. The first week of May 2011
