Absolute return fund managers have had a difficult 12 months, with very few hitting their performance targets over Libor, according to Standard & Poor’s Fund Services’ annual review
The luxury goods industry is growing, and continues to be profitable, says Scilla Huang Sun (pictured), fund manager, JB Luxury Brands Fund, Swiss & Global Asset Management… "Asian consumers, in particular the Chinese, provide strong demand for Western luxury brands
Managed futures started the year with a 0.41% loss in January according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “The chief drivers of CTA performance in January were an improving economic outlook and geo-political uncertainty in the Middle East,”
Adam Hewitson, legal counsel to outsourcing provider Throgmorton, argues that although hedge fund managers benefit from the principle of proportionality under the UK’s newly-revised Remuneration Code for the financial industry, they will still face pressure on management time and resources
The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange has introduced new equity options on 17 shares, with 14 of the new options based on shares which belong to the German mid-cap index MDAX. This latest offering completes Eurex’s lineup of equity options
Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 30 new investment funds during the fourth quarter of last year, which means that there were a total of 103 additions during 2013. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that 16 new
Swiss alternative investment company Altin is launching a share buyback programme for the purpose of a capital reduction.
The Isle of Man is withdrawing the attribution regime for individuals (ARI) from 6 April 2012. The move comes hot on the heels of Jersey’s decision to maintain its zero-ten tax regime but to remove deemed distribution and attribution rules.
Bryan Garnier Asset Management (BGAM) has appointed Epiphanios Michael ‘Epi’ to the its Fund Management Team. Michael will be Fund Manager for the European Equities Long/Short product with full responsibility for the investment process and research on the Leadership en
Continued delay in climate change policy action and lack of international coordination could cost institutional investors trillions of dollars over the coming decades, according to research released by Mercer and a group of leading global investors representing around USD2 trillion
