Over the last few years the S&P 500 Index has gained approximately 65 per cent, while the Nikkei 225 has gained 113 per cent. The impact of quantitative easing has led to unparalleled growth in equity markets, to such an
“One of the most important considerations for us when choosing the legal representative was that they had a strong compliance structure,” affirms Leila Khazaneh (pictured), general counsel at Jabre Capital Partners, one of Switzerland’s most established hedge fund managers. Khazaneh
Deutsche Börse now has 100 Eurex and Xetra participants, vendors and service providers using its two Proximity data centres in Frankfurt. The centres provide the low latency and the high bandwidth of the Enhanced Broadcast Solution and Enhanced Transaction Solution
Managed futures struggled in October as stock market trend reversals and a surge of non-directional volatility compromised many trading models, according to a report by Lipper Tass. Nevertheless, some discretionary managers, fundamental-driven mean reverting strategies, and carry-trade models were profitable
Evolved Alpha’s flagship Multistrategy is opening to new investors following their first year of operations. Performance has been strong with the Multistrategy share class up 5% year-to-date, while showing little correlation to beta benchmarks or other hedge funds. Evolved
Interview from Lugano, Switzerland’s third financial centre, with Gian Luigi Trucco, Swiss Association of Asset Managers… With revised CISA in place and the introduction of the Swiss legal representative, how do you assess the current climate in the Swiss funds industry? For
The sands of time are running out for hedge fund managers wishing to continue distributing their funds to Swiss investors. As of 1 March 2015, any foreign hedge fund looking to raise assets in Switzerland from qualified investors will be
While the past several years of regulatory uncertainty have frustrated, if not left, the derivatives industry treading water, capital markets research firm TABB Group, in new research, believes the coming post-Dodd-Frank period portends to be a watershed moment in innovation
The National Futures Association has accepted a settlement offer from Blue Sky Capital Management Corp and its principal, Gregory M. Schneider, to permanently withdraw from NFA membership. Blue Sky Capital Management Corp is a commodity trading adviser and commodity pool
The hedge fund regulatory landscape is in flux right now. Keeping abreast of the most pertinent issues in the US and Europe can be difficult. Hedgeweek spoke to Andrew Shrimpton, a partner at Kinetic Partners – a leading London-based asset
