The S&P GSCI increased 0.17 per cent in September led by strength in the precious metals sector, according to Standard & Poor’s. The S&P GSCI Precious Metals Index increased 6.49 per cent in September and has returned 16.19 per cent
The European Life Settlement Association has spoken out against recent media speculation that life settlements are tipped to become the new vogue for securitization, following the failure of ill-fated US mortgage-backed products. Reports have suggested that credit reference agencies have
Despite indications of economic recovery, concerns still run high about the direction of the economy and impending regulation, according to a RBC Capital Markets survey of 60 senior hedge fund executives conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Two-thirds (64 per
3A, the alternative investment division of the Syz & Co Group, has launched a Ucits III fund of hedge funds. The product preserves the benefits of a hedge fund while offering the additional advantages of a well-regulated environment, especially with
NYSE Liffe will be introducing American-style options on the shares of the Dutch company Mediq from 6 October 2009. The new options will expire on the third Friday of the contract month and will have initial lifetimes of one, two,
At the international derivatives markets of Eurex, an average daily volume of 10.6 million contracts was traded in September, down from 15.2 million in September 2008. Of those, 6.9 million contracts were traded at Eurex (September 2008: 10.4 million) and
Societe Generale Asset Management has transferred control over SG Asset Management, its US based alternative asset management unit, to Lyxor Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Societe Generale group. The transition was initiated in 2008 and is part of
A Guernsey-based investment fund is anticipated to become the second largest listing on London’s Alternative Investment Market this year. Burford Capital is aiming to raise GBP200m (USD318m) in an initial public offering to finance commercial litigation in the US. It
361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative investments, has launched the 361 Global Managed Futures Strategy Fund. The fund, which became effective on 12 February 2014, has gained 5.6 per cent since inception for the Class I
LCH.Clearnet and the European Multilateral Clearing Facility have signed a master link agreement to achieve interoperability by November 2009. In November trading participants on Chi-X and Bats Europe will be able to choose where their UK and Swiss equity trades
