Institutional investors are bolstering their commitment to hedge funds, but expect greater transparency and solid risk management infrastructures from managers, according to an annual global study by SEI. The report, released in collaboration with Greenwich Associates and entitled “Institutional Hedge
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published six evaluation reports which recognise and commend Guernsey’s high standards of financial regulation, supervision and stability along with its robust criminal justice framework. The IMF’s last evaluation reports on Guernsey were published in
After enjoying impressive growth over the past four years, the Luxembourg private equity sector has had to confront a different market environment over the past 12 months.
In Luxembourg as elsewhere in the world, the private equity industry has suffered from the impact of the credit crunch, which has slashed bank funding for buyouts and forced private equity firms to
Markit has launched the Markit iBoxx USD Emerging Markets Sovereigns family of benchmark and tradable indices referencing US dollar-denominated emerging market debt. The index family has been introduced in response to increased investor interest in emerging market debt and complements
Financials continue to dominate credit default swap activity in US markets, with financial services, banks and insurance among the more actively traded sectors, according to b
US money market funds (MMFs) reduced their exposure to European financial institutions by 18 per cent in December 2013, while Euro and Sterling MMFs reduced their exposures by eight per cent and six per cent respectively, according to Moody's Investors
Algorithmics has moved its European headquarters from the City of London to a new facility at 30 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, which is owned by its parent, Fimalac. The move marks a major investment for Algorithmics in new premises and
Interview with Stefan Garcia – “I’ve been speaking with a lot of our big investors and most are holding their current gold position, which they’ve been building up for the last five or six years, but in addition they might
The RBC Hedge 250 Index had an estimated net return of 2.25 per cent in December 2010, bringing the year-to-date return of the Index to 6.42 per cent. These returns will be finalised by the middle of next month, while
