Ernst & Young has re-established an office in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), after a multi-year absence. The global accounting and consulting firm, which has 152,000 employees in 140 jurisdictions globally, has a staff of six in the BVI and
The Alliance of Alternative Asset Professionals (TAAAPs), a non-profit organisation that provides education and up-to-date market information to professionals in the alternative asset industry, has launched a new website featuring informative articles written by industry experts, a calendar of educational
S&P Indices has launched the S&P GIVI (“S&P Global Intrinsic Value Index), combining low volatility and an alternative weighting scheme that weight’s a stock by its calculated intrinsic value, rather than market-capitalisation. S&P Indices has licensed the S&P GIVI
With the exception of short selling (-5.59%), all EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes finished February in positive territory. Strategies in the equity space exhibited returns broadly consistent with the market dynamics (Long/Short Equity: 2.63%, Equity Market Neutral: 0.84%, Event Driven: 1.76%). The
The Winners of The Hedgeweek Awards 2012 for excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers, as voted for by our readers… Best Long/Short Equity Fund Manager Winner: Dalton Strategic Partnership (Melchior European Fund) Runner-up: Marshall Wace (Eureka Fund)
By Simon Gray – The global hedge fund industry has just suffered its second losing year in four, yet the mood across the industry today is optimistic, albeit cautiously so. Last year’s overall sub-par performance across the sector, albeit with
ICMA’s European Repo Council (ERC) has published a paper entitled: ‘Shadow banking and repo’ which explores concerns raised by regulators about ‘shadow banking’, particularly in the context of the European repo market. The paper, written by Richard Comotto of the
The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange will be launching a new interest rate future based on the notional long-term bonds issued by the French Republic (Obligations Assimilables du Trésor – OAT) on 16 April 2012. The Euro OAT Future extends
The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for March 2012 measured 3.23%, up from 3.14% in February. “As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2012, forward redemption requests remain lower on a month-to-month basis compared to the first quarter
Last year saw Deutsche Börse achieve its best sales performance since the record year of 2008. Sales revenue increased 6 per cent to EUR2.23bn, while net interest income climbed an impressive 26 per cent to EUR75m. According to Deutsche Börse
