Swiss banking group SYZ & CO announced this week the launch of a new sub-fund, OYSTER Global High Yield, which, as its name suggests, will invest in high yield fixed income investments.
Glencore is to increase the size of its existing USD1 billion share buy-back programme by an additional amount of up to USD1 billion. The duration of the programme will also be extended until the close of dealings on 20 February
Hedge funds lost an average of 1.99 per cent in July, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based BarclayHedge, and are now down by 4.44 per cent since the
SVM Asset Management, the Edinburgh based investment boutique, has launched a strategic partnership with Level E Capital, an Edinburgh based hedge fund. SVM Asset Management has made a significant level of investment in the Maya Market Neutral fund, a long
Allocations to CTA’s and Global Macro strategies will be popular choices for investors in this quarter, according to the fifth edition of the quarterly ML Alternative UCITS Barometer (ML Barometer). Some 54% of respondents are looking to increase their exposure
As the equity markets have entered a technical bear market, hedge fund managers have successfully protected capital in a severe and volatile downturn thanks to hedging and adjustment of gr
The asset-weighted Mizuho-Eurekahedge Index – USD was down 0.41 per cent in August, underperforming the equal-weighted Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index which declined 0.05 per cent throughout the month. Nearly half of the fund managers overseeing assets in excess of USD1
Corporate credit specialist Muzinich & Co has launched the Muzinich & Co Global Tactical Credit Fund, which seeks to find the best credit investments across global public fixed income markets. This is achieved through assessment of relative value across rating,
Investment fund assets worldwide increased by 4.4 per cent to EUR45.65 trillion at end Q2 2018, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) latest International Statistical Release. In US dollar terms, due to the appreciation of
Schroders has announced plans to open the Schroder Agricultural Land Fund, a Guernsey-domiciled, London Stock-Exchange-listed investment trust investing in agricultural land and land opera
