Hedge funds have finally enjoyed a sustained period of good performance over the past 12 months, going some way to assuage investor concerns. The HFRI North America Index is up 5.54 per cent YTD, and up 8.68 per cent over
Malta’s launch of its Institutional Securitisations Market (ISM) later this year will put the country on a competitive footing in the sector with Luxembourg and Dublin, according to Managing Partners Group (MPG), the international asset management group. Jeremy Leach (pictured),
Integral, a technology company in the foreign exchange market, has reported that average daily volumes (ADV) across its platforms totalled USD43.8 billion in October 2020. This represents an increase of 6.8 per cent compared to September 2020, and an increase
In June 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 181.2 TWh on its power derivatives markets (June 2016: 374.7 TWh). The June volume comprises 106.5 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing
Some hedge fund managers fear that a contested outcome in tomorrow’s US presidential election, followed by a prolonged wrangle over the final result, may not be priced in to markets to the degree that it should be. Jim Neumann, partner
MSCI has launched two new ESG indexes, the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) and the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index. The Government Pension Investment Fund for Japan (GPIF), one of the world’s largest pension funds, has selected these
White Oak Equity Partners (White Oak), a private equity investor focused on acquiring minority GP interests in hedge funds, has acquired stake in ROW Asset Management (ROW), a systematic quantitative global macro investment firm. Terms of the transaction have not
Alternative asset manager P Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM) has purchased a minority stake in CdR Capital, a UK and Geneva headquartered private investment office. The stake allows PSAM, which employs a research based fundamental investment approach that spans many business
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has confirmed its non-objection for Euronext to grant direct trading access to US participants on the CAC 40 Dividend Index Futures and the AEX Dividend Index Futures. Effective 13 June 2017, Euronext participants
In recent years, the relative underperformance of hedge fund strategies compared to the S&P 500’s returns prompted many institutional investors to cast doubt on the value of this industry to their portfolios. But the dramatic swings in markets brought about
