The South African hedge fund industry remained stable through the recent market turbulence with assets under management of ZAR29.7bn at 30 June 2009 – just two per cent lower than the previous year’s ZAR30.3bn, according to a survey by Novare
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is launching an equity index future based on the MSCI Japan on 26 October 2009. The new future will be Eurex’s first derivative based on an Asian equity index. “The MSCI Japan future extends our
Managed futures gained 2.55% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Barclay CTA Index is up 2.07%. “Investor zeal for risk was demonstrated again in April as prices for equities, non-US currencies, and commodities
The amount of capital invested by venture capital fund managers in young companies reached USD87bn in 2014, over 58% more than the capital invested in 2013. Preqin’s Head of Private Equity Products, Christopher Elvin (pictured), analyses the latest data: Over
BrookView Capital, a New York-based broker dealer focused on the alternative investment community, has launched an exchange cleared interest rate swaps OTC execution platform designed specifically for IRS traders and risk managers. Managing member chief executive Robert Colangelo has appointed
Aros Capital Partners, a London-based Anglo Danish independent investment manager, has launched with the introduction of the Aros Paradigm Fund Sicav. Both the fund vehicles and management company are domiciled within the EU, making it a complete onshore hedge fund
The world's hedge fund have a benign attitude towards 2015 market conditions and the investment outlook for the year ahead despite a deterioration in observed financing conditions and tightening of liquidity. That’s according to a survey by Aksia which also
Investment Technology Group, an agency broker and financial technology firm, has introduced the Raider algorithm to its existing ITG Algorithms suite. The new algorithm captures trading opportunities by adapting to rapid movements in the market. Orders remain completely hidden
Scoach, the Frankfurt exchange for structured products, has launched the Scoach reverse convertibles index. The index enables investors to immediately track average, market-weighted performance of reverse convertibles in different market phases. Scoach says that since the flat-rate withholding tax has
The publication of the 2010 target weightings for the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index has been delayed pending publication of the 2006 Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook by the United Nations. The yearbook is used to determine the commodity production weights for
