The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is planning to introduce a set of five SGX Petrochemical Derivatives tools which will be launched in two phases. In the first phase, SGX Platts PX CFR China Swaps and Futures will be launched on 2 December
WisdomTree this week launched a further two UCITS ETFs listed on the London Stock Exchange. This brings the total to six ETFs listed on the LSE in the past four weeks and further solidifies its position as a pioneer of
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for November 2014 measured 5.05%, up from 3.12% in October. The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator represents the sum of forward redemption notices received from investors in hedge funds administered by SS&C GlobeOp on
The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading in four companies that claim to be developing products or services in response to the Ebola outbreak, citing a lack of publicly available information. The SEC simultaneously issued an investor alert warning
Senrigan Capital Group Ltd, the Asia event-driven hedge fund backed by Blackstone Group LP, returned 15 per cent in the first 10 months of this year, reports Bloomberg. The USD348 million Senrigan Master Fund gained 6.4 per cent in September and 1.4
Market sentiment has been shaken recently over fears of low growth in the Eurozone and a potential slide back into recession. The German government downgraded its economic forecast to 1.2 per cent for 2014; and this is meant to be
Although much maligned for sub-par performance since the dot-com crash, venture capital returns for more recent funds have picked up significantly – one-year horizon returns are among the best in the entire private equity industry. Preqin’s latest special report examines
Columbia Management and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) are to research and develop investment solutions that leverage Columbia’s asset management capabilities and Blackstone’s hedge fund solutions business. Columbia has considerable experience in asset allocation and alternative investing, with Jeff Knight,
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.80% for the month of October with seven of the ten sub strategies ending the month in negative territory. Managed Futures, Equity Market Neutral and Long/Short Equity were the positive performers recording
Nikko Asset Management’s Chief Global Strategist, John Vail, believes Abenomics is still on track despite Japan being back in recession… There was a large hue and cry about the recently announced Japanese GDP statistics that indicated that the country was
