Hedge funds made gains of 1.43 per cent in September, the highest monthly return seen since January. This has continued 2017’s strong run of performance; the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark has seen year-to-date gains reach +8.28 per cent, the
CBOE Holdings is rebranding as Cboe Global Markets in a bid to ‘better reflect the evolving nature and spirit of the company’. The change comes following the acquisition of Bats Global Markets (Bats) earlier this year. The company’s new name,
HC Global Funds Services (HC Global), a provider of fund administration services to seed fund, accelerator fund, venture, and private equity funds as well as special purpose vehicles, has formed a strategic partnership with AST Private Company Solutions (AST PCS).
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched of SGX Iron Ore Futures Indices, a suite of inverse and leveraged indices calculated off the SGX TSI Iron Ore CFR China (62 per cent Fe Fines) Index Futures. This is the first series of
Hong Kong-based alternative asset management company OP Investment Management Ltd (OPIM), has partnered with LEAD Investment Fund Management Company (Lead) to launch the LEAD Absolute Return Fund SP (of Sunrise SPC), a Cayman domiciled fund for professional and institutional investors.
Maverick global macro hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, (pictured) profiled in AlphaQ in the August 2015 issue, is reported to be shutting his Eclectica fund. Assets in Eclectica Asset Management have fallen steadily over the years from a peak in
Granite Shore Power, a newly-formed joint venture between Atlas Holdings and Castleton Commodities International (CCI), has submitted the winning bid of USD175 million to acquire select generating assets of Eversource Energy. These assets total 1,130MW of capacity and include the
As liquidity and market depth at the Belgian gas trading place ZTP continues to increase, pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS has launched a ZTP monthly price index. The monthly index offers end users and grid users in Belgium an attractive
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 1.1 per cent in September with six out of 10 Lyxor indices in positive territory for the month, according to Lyxor’s latest Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. Long Term CTAs outperformed due to rates,
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.8 per cent for October, with six out of nine Lyxor indices in positive territory according to the company’s latest Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. Global Macro funds recovered with all portfolios contributing to
