CME Group achieved record international average daily volume (ADV) of 7.2 million contracts in Q1 2020, up 57 per cent year on year, and surpassing the previous quarterly record of 5.3 million contracts traded during the second quarter of 2019. This
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.27 per cent in May, underperforming the 0.26 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
RISE Wealth Technologies announces best ever monthly performance for its flagship systematic strategy: Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP)While major financial markets have dropped, RISE Wealth Technologies, a Munich-based AI investment technology firm, has reported the best ever monthly performance for
Hedge Funds were up 0.90 per cent in May according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 2.41 per cent increase in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Index is up 1.16 per
EEX Group has reported a 46 per cent increase in European power derivatives trading volume in April, largely driven by consistent growth in the Germany Phelix-DE futures and the strong performance of the French (+152 per cent trading volume y-o-y),
Hedge fund managers ended May in the green, with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.18 per cent over the month, trailing behind the 0.84 per cent gain posted by the MSCI AC World Index over the same period.
Long-term investment specialists Inbhear Fund Service and Inbhear Management Services have been acquired by SANNE, a provider of alternative asset and corporate business services.
Total assets under management for the alternative assets industry in Europe reached a record EUR1.48 trillion as of September 2017, according to a new report from Amundi and Preqin. Growth has been driven by strong inflows of capital: Europe-focused private
The trend towards responsible investing and ESG is likely to maintain its momentum despite the potentially far-reaching impact of the coronavirus crisis, according to new research by Man Group.
Exchange turnover in investment products and leverage products on Europe’s financial markets were up at the end of the first quarter of 2018, according to an analysis by Derivative Partners AG of the latest market data collected by the European
