Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW), the pension fund for the Dutch health and social sector, has announced that it will no longer be investing in hedge funds due to their ’high costs’ and ‘complexity’. According to a statement released on
Hedge funds posted gains to conclude the volatile month of December, led by contributions from CTAs, Technology and Shareholder Activist strategies, according to HFR. The broad-based HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained +0.3 per cent in December, navigating a sharp
Man Group has selected Thomson Reuters Accelus Org ID (Accelus Org ID) KYC Managed Service to streamline their Know Your Customer (KYC) process. With the selection by Man Group it takes the total records managed so far by the industry’s
The trading volume at Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) ended 2014 at a record high of 202,411,093 contracts, passing the 200 million contracts benchmark for the first time. Comparing to 2013, total trading volume and average daily trading volume (ADTV: 816,174
Hedge funds ended a tumultuous and volatile 2014 with an aggregate performance of +2.48%, with December and Q4 hedge fund performance nearly flat at -0.15% and +0.03% respectively. That’s according to according to eVestment’s December, Q4 and Year End 2014
Federated Investors has launched the Federated Managed Volatility Fund, a liquid alternative product that seeks to provide total return while managing the fund's annualised volatility. The fund joins Federated's USD2 billion alternative and objective-based product line, which includes Federated
FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets has acquired the indices business of MTS, whose indices track the performance of the largest and most widely traded government issued securities in European bonds. MTS is an electronic fixed income trading markets and
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has launched a new education offering for market participants as it focuses on greater market engagement to expand the business globally. “The LME’s training programme is instrumental in driving forward the Exchange's market engagement and
Calamos Investments has launched two new mutual funds, the Calamos Global Convertible Fund and the Calamos Hedged Equity Income Fund as of 31 December, 2014. "These new funds are a logical extension of our product suite, leveraging the core competencies
December was a volatile month across asset classes, with a sell-off in risky assets occurring mid-month before some losses were recovered by month-end, according to GAM. The MSCI World index ended the month down 1.6%, while the Barclays Global Aggregate
