Hedge funds gained 0.78 per cent in February, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Hedge funds are up 0.42 per cent year-to-date, after gaining 23.74 per cent in 2009. “Hedge funds bounced back in February, more
Investors predict inflows of USD222bn into hedge funds this year, which would increase the total amount of hedge fund assets under management to approximately USD1.722trn by 2011, according to Deutsche Bank’s eighth annual Alternative Investment Survey. Half (52 per cent)
All hedge fund strategies except managed futures finished February in negative territory (-0.29 per cent), according to the Lipper Hedge Fund Composite Index. Other hedge (-0.98 per cent) and dedicated short bias (-0.64 per cent) were the worst performing strategies
Eurex, the international derivatives exchange, has received regulatory exemption from the Autorité des marchés financiers in Québec to offer its full suite of products in the province of Québec, Canada. Eurex is the first-ever foreign derivatives exchange to receive such
GFI Group has launched a tax receivables desk, providing brokerage services in the secondary market for all forms of tax receivables. The desk provides tax lien investors with liquidity enhancement through market knowledge, access to a range of potential counterparties
Marshall Bailey, President, ACI – The Financial Markets Association, comments in response to proposals by UK Chancellor George Osborne to reform the foreign exchange market… George Osbourne’s leadership is very welcome and this is the right direction to restore the reputation of the
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of 0.33 per cent in February 2010. The top performing strategies over the month were fixed income arbitrage (2.09 per cent), CTAs long term (1.35 per cent), and credit strategies (0.67
Recent indications of growth in the Channel Islands funds sector are rooted in alternative investments, bespoke closed-ended funds and confidence in the islands as reliable jurisdictions, say practitioners – and there are signs that further expansion is in prospect. According
Geoff Cook (pictured), chief executive of Jersey Finance, argues that international financial centres such as Jersey, which are well regulated and have demonstrated their co-operation in efforts to curb tax evasion, are not part of the problems that led to
The widespread use of Ucits by the hedge fund industry is gaining momentum, said fund managers at a seminar hosted by the Irish Funds Industry Association on behalf of the funds industry in Ireland. Over 400 investment management professionals, influencers
