FENICS Market Data, the Market Data division of BGC Partners (BGCP), is to exclusively provide China Credit BGC Money Broking Company Limited’s (CCT-BGC) Chinese market data products to global clients. Through this agreement, FENICS Market Data is becoming the sole
For non-US fund managers wishing to tap into the US retirement marketplace, setting up a Collective Investment Trust (CIT) could be an attractive proposition, given the growth of defined contribution (DC) assets. Thanks to their ease of set-up, speed to
Many businesses are failing to fully protect themselves against the most significant financial risks they face, according to a study from Chatham Financial. The 2016 State of Financial Risk Management Study found that only 55 per cent of firms with
HFR reports that hedge fund industry capital increased to a fourth consecutive quarterly record in 2Q17, as investor allocations outweighed redemptions for the first time since 3Q15. Total hedge fund capital rose to USD3.1 trillion, a quarterly increase of USD34.1
Naysayers of the world’s reserve currency forget its potential as an asset in what are still crisis conditions, says RWC Diversified Returns Fund Manager Clark Fenton.As aggressive fiscal and monetary policies mean risk is shifting from private to government balance
CAMRADATA, a provider of data and analysis for institutional investors, has released a white paper ‘Where lies the future of Multi Asset Credit?’ which the company compiled following a roundtable event with leading asset managers and investors held in June
The euro could be set to appreciate against the US dollar, says London-based global equities hedge fund Russell Clark Investment Management. Russell Clark’s contrarian long/short firm, known for its bearish calls in global stock markets, believes that recent data on
Activist hedge funds often push the management teams they target to pursue a sale of the company, which is the only reliable strategy for generating a return for themselves and the shareholders of the companies they target. This is according
PortfolioScience, a provider of on-demand risk management systems, has released a new set of analytics aimed at energy derivatives. Working with Stamford, CT-based Harbour Square Capital Management, a hedge fund focusing on natural gas trading, PortfolioScience has developed Volatility-Adjusted Futures,
The hedge fund industry turned in a fourth consecutive positive month in July as stock markets’ continued strong performance contributed to a 2.76 per cent return, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop
