The low quality rally in October, most notably during the first 10 days of the month, dented performance of the Saemor Europe Alpha Fund considerably, resulting in a loss of 3.5 per cent for the month. While the long book
The top 10 hedge funds heavily sold-off their equity holdings in the third quarter of the year , according to the S&P Capital IQ Hedge Fund Tracker for Q3 2015. In Q3, the top funds managed approximately USD191 billion in equity
Managed futures traders lost 0.78 per cent in October according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 1.52 per cent year to date. “A powerful rally in global equities coming on the heels of two
Interactive Data, a provider of low-latency technology and market data feed services, and GlobalRisk, a developer of risk management software, have collaborated to deliver trading risk analysis and financial data to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). CFTC, the
Swiss Hill Advisors, a specialist in the placement of hedge funds and alternative investment offerings to institutional investors, has been established by industry marketing and investor relations veteran Richard T Lieberman. “Swiss Hill will focus on providing consulting and placement
Many investors choose to disregard potential investment in an infrastructure fund due to terms and conditions. Utilising information from the 2015 Preqin Private Equity Fund Terms Advisor and the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015, this extract from this
Preqin’s latest factsheet takes a detailed look at closed-end private real estate fundraising for emerging managers in the US. Fundraising Preqin’s Real Estate Online contains detailed information on 529 private real estate funds managed by US-based emerging managers*, which have
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has launched its second US options market, EDGX Options, which is based on a customer priority/pro rata allocation model. The new market launched on 2 November and implemented a phased rollout of symbols, which was completed
Staff from the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight and the Office of the Chief Economist of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a Preliminary Report regarding the swap dealer de minimis exception. Under CFTC rules,
Hedge funds gained 2.19 per cent in October according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index rebounded in October after four months of losses, and is now up 0.69 per cent in 2015. “A global rally
