Man GLG's Henry Dixon reacts to the UK General Election result… It’s been an extraordinary election, and clearly the result is pro-growth. While utilities are rising today in reaction, I actually don’t think they will benefit much further. The real
LME Clear, the clearing house for the London Metal Exchange market, has received approval from the Bank of England (BoE) to launch a trade-compression service, giving members the opportunity to reduce the notional value of their positions and simplify their
From a performance perspective, Asia Pacific-focused hedge funds have really stood out from their global peers, not just over the last 12 months but over a two- three- and five-year period. For anyone who still needs reassuring that APAC hedge
This article investigates the future plans of institutional investors in infrastructure, featuring the latest data from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Infrastructure, Q2 2015. When investing in the infrastructure space, the majority of investors will target domestic opportunities in the next
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +0.1% in April. 3 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor LS Equity Long Bias Index (+4.5%), the Lyxor LS Equity Market Neutral Index (+2.4%),
The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) and the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) designed to deepen their collaboration. The agreement focuses on developing activities to create mutually beneficial opportunities for
This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Debt, Q2 2015 offers insight into the annualised contributions and distributions of direct lending and mezzanine funds, as well as examining the current record levels of dry powder in the asset class.
CRYEX has filed an application with the Swedish Finansinspektionen (SFSA) to become a regulated clearing organisation and create a member-only marketplace with clearing and settlement for FX and digital currencies. Cryex is managed by a highly experienced team of banking
BNY Mellon Investment Management has launched the BNY Mellon Absolute Insight Fund, an Irish domiciled UCITS absolute return fund with daily liquidity. The fund is managed by Insight Investment. Working in partnership, BNY Mellon and Insight have developed a
In April, initial gains in several markets reversed as US data weakened versus expectations. In addition to a fall in the US dollar, European equities gave back their earlier positive returns, safe-haven sovereign bonds sold off and oil rallied significantly.
