BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), a specialist active manager of fixed income, has launched the BlueBay Global Income Fund in response to client demand. The UCITS Fund seeks to provide an attractive income stream via a low turnover portfolio of bonds.
Total volume traded on Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) year to date in 2017 has exceeded the total volume of all contracts traded on CFE in 2016. Total volume traded on CFE in all of 2016 was 60.2 million contracts, total
Billionaire Mario Gabelli (pictured), the founder of the Gabelli Asset Management Company Investors (GAMCO Investors), is backing New York-based hedge fund management firm Gondor Capital Management by investing in its domestic hedge fund Gondor Partners LP. Gabelli’s assistant Betsy Dunn
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has launched the CBOE-SMA Large-Cap Weekly Index (SMLCWSM Index), the second in a series of sentiment-based strategy benchmark indices designed to capitalise on short-term market momentum based on Social Market Analytics’ (SMA) social media metrics.
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, achieved one of its strongest results in October 2017 with a total volume of 187.3 TWh, up 43 per cent compared to the previous year (October 2016: 131.2 TWh). A monthly
Euronext achieved trading volumes in October 2017, with the average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book standing at EUR7,172 million, up 13.3 per cent compared to October 2016 and down 1.7 per cent from the previous month. The average
Hedge fund short sellers look set to gain from bets against London-headquartered Capita after the embattled global outsourcing and professional services provider’s stock price slipped again following recent poor first half results. Capita suffered a GBP28.5 million (USD38 million) loss
Alternative credit investment firm Crescent Capital Group has held the final close of Crescent Mezzanine Partners VII with commitments of over USD4.6 billion, surpassing the fundraising target of USD3 billion. Fund VII’s limited partners include a diverse mix of global
Somerset Capital Management, a global emerging markets specialist investment manager, has launched a new strategy which aims to capitalise on the growth potential among small and medium-sized ESG-friendly companies in emerging market countries.
Alternative UCITS indices performed strongly during December across almost all strategy styles, according to the latest LuxHedge Alternative UCTS Overreview. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index representing 1,352 funds increased with 0.76 per cent, slightly underperforming the broader Hedge Fund
