Investment firms NDF Administration and Defined Returns Limited, which marketed products backed by the ill-fated Lehman Brothers, were placed into administration last week. NDFA and DRL specialise in structured products for the retail market, with concerns being raised by the
Stefan Keller, head of MAP research & external relations at Lyxor AM, looks at how emerging markets are showing emancipation in terms of both fiscal policy and economic growth… In recent months, we have registered structural and cyclical motivations to
Hedge funds added 3.25% in September according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is now up 20.05% in 2009. “This month’s gain of 3.25 per cent is the strongest September return since 1997, when hedge
EDHEC has welcomed the European Commission’s consultation paper on the UCITS depositary function, but believes the EC timetable has been drawn up too hastily. In a recent position paper by Noël Amenc, director of EDHEC-Risk Institute and professor of finance
Age appears to be a greater factor in relative hedge fund performance than size, according to a report by eVestment. The report, Impact of Size and Age on Hedge Fund Performance: 2003 – 2013, says the hedge fund industry is
By Gabriel Bousbib – We all know by now the key benefits and drawbacks of separate managed accounts. Properly set up and operated separate managed accounts – not to be confused with a ‘fund of one’ – provide independent asset
Swiss Alpha, an alternative asset manager specialising in systematically managed and quantitative based alternative investment strategies, has launched the Swiss Alpha Sicav Strategy Europe Fund. In November 2006 the firm launched its Alpha Strategies Fund based on the arrow option
In an environment where efficient and cost-effective access to research is more important than ever, investment managers around the world are turning to TheMarkets.com for a comprehensive research and estimates platform designed to simplify and speed buy-side workflow. TheMarkets.com offers
US-dollar, euro and sterling prime money market funds (MMFs) have increased their sensitivity to interest rates in the first two months of 2014, meaning their stressed net asset values have deteriorated, according to Moody’s. In US domiciled funds, aggregate exposure
Some 84 per cent of institutional investment managers expect corporate earnings to increase in the coming quarter and 84 per cent believe that global growth will accelerate in the next six months, according to a poll by Northern Trust Global
