Hedge fund redemptions slowed in October after spiking to a five-year high the month before, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator, published by BarclayHedge. Data from more than 5,000 hedge funds in the BarclayHedge database revealed that the hedge
Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange, has approached the Board of Directors of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA to seek its support for a EUR625 million cash tender offer for all the outstanding shares of the Norwegian Stock Exchange and national
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 79.8 in December, down 2.8 points from November’s revised reading of 82.6. Confidence among North American investors waned, with the North American ICI decreasing from 79.2 to 74.1. The European ICI
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased volumes on its power derivatives markets by 17 per cent to 273.7 TWh in December (December 2017: 234.5 TWh). In power futures for Germany (Phelix-DE), at 159.1 TWh, trading volumes more than doubled compared
Fitch Ratings has launched a new integrated scoring system that shows how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors impact individual credit rating decisions. The new ESG Relevance Scores, which have been produced by Fitch’s analytical teams, transparently and consistently display
Altin, the USD230m multi-strategy fund of hedge funds listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, has disclosed its entire hedge fund portfolio holdings as part of its policy of transparency to investors. The portfolio, featuring more than 40 underlying hedge
The end of the year remained challenging for L/S Equity, suffering in sympathy with plunging equity markets, according to the first Weekly Brief of 2019 from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. L/S Credit strategies were also caught up by widening
By James Williams – Irish law firm Matheson has provided an update from its London office on the introduction of a new corporate vehicle for Irish funds – the Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle (ICAV). The ICAV is set to
As soon as the dust settles from the new US president’s inauguration, hedge fund managers will have their eyes on the Gaim USA 2009 conference as they figure out money-making strategies fo
Hedge funds dipped 2.61 per cent in December, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The loss was less significant, however, than that of the S&P 500 Total Return Index, which dropped 9.03 per cent in December.
