Three of the four managed futures indices calculated by Societe Generale Prime Services recovered their positive performance in March after February’s retreat, with the Newedge CTA Index enjoying its second strongest quarter since 2008 – up 5.79 per cent. The
Options trading volume at TOM MTF rose to 7,990,014 contracts in Q1 2015, which equates to a 55% increase versus Q1 2014. This sharp growth has resulted in an overall options trading market share of 45% for the quarter, versus
Technology investor Mark Pearson is launching Fuel.Ventures EIS Fund 1, an open-ended venture capital fund investing in the e-commerce sector. The fund will target super-early seed, seed and A-stage investments in the rapidly growing European e-commerce sector. European mobile commerce
Winton has launched two new alternative investment funds (AIFs) that have been structured to comply with the EU Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD). The funds are domiciled in Luxembourg and regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
The hedge fund industry took in USD7.2 billion (0.3% of assets) in February, the strongest inflow in the past six months and a turnabout from January’s outflow of USD11.2 billion (0.5% of assets), according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs. “The redemptions
LCH.Clearnet is now offering inflation swap clearing through its SwapClear service allowing market participants trading UK, European, and US inflation-linked products to benefit from the efficiencies and enhanced risk management associated with central clearing. Trading in inflation-linked swaps is
Hedge funds continue to climb higher, with the Lyxor HFI up 3.5% ytd (up to 24 March). The asset class was supported this week by L/S Equity, and in particular Asian managers that have done particularly well. Their successful stock-picking captured the buoyant market environment
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group has launched a new UCITS compliant fund, Man GLG European Mid-Cap Equity Alternative fund. The Fund will be domiciled in Ireland and managed by GLG Partners LP. The portfolio manager
Although the MSCI World index declined 1.8 per cent in March, the real story was about equity dispersion, currencies and central bank policy, according to Anthony Lawler, portfolio manager at GAM. In equities, dispersion of returns by geography continued in
The capacity conundrum continues to be one of debate and it has become increasingly apparent that it is not solved simply by the provision of an arbitrary headline number or cap. Geoff Ruddick (pictured) takes a look at the key things
