The Singapore Exchange has announced that its derivatives and exchange traded fund markets set new trading records in 2008.
The world’s hedge fund industry has historically low levels of leverage, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association, the international trade body for the hedge fund
China is shrugging off the financial woes of Europe and the US and China’s long-term growth and economic prospects are positive, says Daniel Murray (pictured), Head of Global Research, EFG Asset Management… Flexible monetary policy, encouraging intra-demographic shifts and a
New York’s Drake Management has finally decided to close down its USD2.5bn Global Opportunities Fund, which lost 25 per cent in 2007, having already suspended investor redemptions in Decem
Private equity firm Permira has received some welcome news with the announcement by SVG Capital, the biggest investor in its funds, that following a strategic review SVG intends to cont
Managing counterparty risk is a much more critical component of a hedge fund’s overall business operations today than it has been in previous years, according to a white paper published
JP Morgan has been selected by investment management firm FFCM LLC to provide a suite of securities services, including fund administration, fund accounting and custody, along with prime custody services, for its newly launched family of equity ETFs, QuantShares. The QuantShares
Some 12 years ago the Mutual Funds Act provided regulation of the investment fund sector in the British Virgin Islands for the first time.
Hedge funds posted the fourth worst quarterly performance in industry history in Q3 2011, as a combination of uncertainty regarding the European sovereign debt crisis and weakening economic data contributed to volatility across equity, credit, commodities and currencies. These performance
47 Degrees North Capital Management has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Iveagh, the Guinness family office based in London.
