This June saw Hedge Fund Research broaden its suite of indices with the introduction of the HFRL® family of indices, representing the performance of liquid areas of the hedge fund industry. This adds to the existing set of HFRI, HFRX
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for September 2015 measured -1.56 per cent, while edge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index were down 1.13 per cent in October. "SS&C GlobeOp's
The fourth quarter of 2015 started on a strong footing, reversing the previous market downturn. During the first week of October, risk assets rallied, with the MSCI World up 5.8 per cent, following expectations that the Fed will postpone its
The latest factsheet from Preqin provides a roundup of private equity fundraising in the third quarter, featuring breakdowns of fund closures by strategy and geography, data for time spent on the road, dry powder, and the 10 largest private equity
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has reported record market share in both its US options and US exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading businesses in September. In US options, BATS reported market share of 11.0 per cent in September, surpassing the previous record
UBS Hedge Fund Solutions has become the first investment manager to re-domicile a Cayman fund as an ICAV under the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle Act of 2015. ICAVs are a new corporate fund vehicle in Ireland which are tailor-made for
Soltra, a joint venture of FS-ISAC and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), is to launch the Soltra Network, a new offering designed to connect cyber threat intelligence sharing across intelligence producers, intelligence consumers, communities and cyber security tools. The
The results of the latest Valuations Index from the CFA Society of the UK (CFA UK) show that the proportion of respondents who view Developed Market Equities as undervalued has more than doubled, whilst the number who view them as
FIX Trading Community has formed a new Working Group to focus on the growing number of Digital Currency and Blockchain technology initiatives. Many of the FIX Trading Community members have internal groups focusing on this topic. With the creation of the FIX Trading Community’s new
As part of its strategy to develop its derivatives segment, Euronext is introducing the first “Spotlight Options” on the Paris market. The dedicated segment for spotlight options benefits from a unique market model designed by Euronext to give more visibility
