On 16-17 September the Fed will meet to decide whether or not to hike rates for the first time since 2006. The set of economic projections will reveal critical information about the Fed thinking. The market expects a dovish stance.
Funds with more than USD1 billion in AUM grew at an average of 135 per cent since the global financial crisis, while smaller funds only increased 15 per cent over that same five-year period. What is causing bigger funds to
Here, we take a detailed look at the infrastructure industry in Australia, including a breakdown of Australia-based investors’ by preferred route to market, source of infrastructure allocation and assets under management. Read the full factsheet here, featuring charts and tables showcasing the
SEI has introduced a new global regulatory risk and compliance platform that centralises handling of an investment firm’s regulatory and compliance functions across investment vehicles, products, and jurisdictions around the globe. SEI’s Investment Manager Services (IMS) division developed the suite to
BlackRock has launched a new event-driven fund in Europe to meet growing investor demand for liquid alternative investments, and to take advantage of an attractive environment for company transactions and other corporate actions. The BlackRock Strategic Funds (BSF) Global Event
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for August 2015 measured -1.02 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.64 per cent in September. "SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has successfully launched trading in Cap Futures. This new derivatives contract allows EEX trading participants to hedge against price peaks that may occur on the German intraday power market. The first trading transaction comprised a
Hedge funds focused on investments in Emerging Markets posted steep performance declines over the previous three months as regional equity and currency markets fell dramatically, driven in part by the devaluation of the Chinese Yuan by the Chinese Central Bank.
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of -2.19 per cent in August, dropping YTD returns into negative territory, -0.95 per cent, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Performance report. All major market exposure produced negative returns during the
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has received independent confirmation that the LBMA Platinum and LBMA Palladium Prices it administers comply with the Principles for Financial Benchmarks published by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The LME engaged Ernst &
