More than 250 hedge fund industry leaders gathered together to raise nearly GBP250,000 at the 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2009 London Charity Gala, held on Wednesday evening in the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Locarno Suite. All proceeds from
Hedge funds posted a broad-based gain in September, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index rising by three per cent, according to Hedge Fund Research. The strong third quarter gain brings the year-to-date performance of the composite to over 17
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.9 per cent in March, while first quarter performance remains slightly positive, up 0.5 per cent. Most strategies were down apart from credit players, up 1.1 per cent, and Global Macro funds, up
Each year Agecroft Partners leverages its contact with more than two thousand institutional investors and hundreds of hedge fund organisations to predict the top hedge fund industry trends for the coming twelve months. Because the hedge fund industry is very
European Multilateral Clearing Facility and Burgundy, a regional multilateral trading facility, have introduced full mandatory central counterparty clearing services for the Nordic region. The move recognises the growth in trading in the Nordics and increasing importance of the territory to
Nearly two thirds (64%) of investors believe that the European Central Bank will implement quantitative easing before the end of next year, with more than a quarter (27%) expecting it to take place in Q1 2015. That’s according to the
J.P. Morgan has made its projections and simulations service available globally. Part of the securities collateral management product, projections and simulations provides securities borrowers with a set of tools to assess the impact of potential changes to their portfolios, helping
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 3.18 per cent in September and is up 20.89 per cent year-to-date, according to Hennessee Group. The S&P 500 increased 3.57 per cent in September (17.03 per cent YTD), while the Dow Jones Industrial
From the launch date of 15 May 2014 to 17 December 2014, the total trading volume of Eurex listed Daily Futures on TAIEX Futures (TX) and TAIEX Options (TXO) totalled 201,610 contracts. Along with an increasing uncertainty in world financial
Quintillion fund administration has been appointed by Absolute Return Partners to provide administration services to its NEAS Power Fund which launched on 1 October 2009. The fund will trade futures, forwards and options on electricity, carbon emission certificates and the
