Despite indications of economic recovery, concerns still run high about the direction of the economy and impending regulation, according to a RBC Capital Markets survey of 60 senior hedge fund executives conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Two-thirds (64 per
3A, the alternative investment division of the Syz & Co Group, has launched a Ucits III fund of hedge funds. The product preserves the benefits of a hedge fund while offering the additional advantages of a well-regulated environment, especially with
NYSE Liffe will be introducing American-style options on the shares of the Dutch company Mediq from 6 October 2009. The new options will expire on the third Friday of the contract month and will have initial lifetimes of one, two,
At the international derivatives markets of Eurex, an average daily volume of 10.6 million contracts was traded in September, down from 15.2 million in September 2008. Of those, 6.9 million contracts were traded at Eurex (September 2008: 10.4 million) and
Societe Generale Asset Management has transferred control over SG Asset Management, its US based alternative asset management unit, to Lyxor Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Societe Generale group. The transition was initiated in 2008 and is part of
Global investors are keeping faith with equities while raising cash as markets enter the volatile year-end period, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for December. Asset allocators have hiked their cash holdings to an average 5 per
A Guernsey-based investment fund is anticipated to become the second largest listing on London’s Alternative Investment Market this year. Burford Capital is aiming to raise GBP200m (USD318m) in an initial public offering to finance commercial litigation in the US. It
361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative investments, has launched the 361 Global Managed Futures Strategy Fund. The fund, which became effective on 12 February 2014, has gained 5.6 per cent since inception for the Class I
Moody's Investors Service outlook for the credit quality of bond funds remains stable reflecting issuers' creditworthiness underpinned by positive underlying factors, including the significant amount of liquidity held by corporations, strengthening capital in the banking sector and a less risky,
Alternative investments remain squarely in the growth phase, with investors across the globe looking beyond absolute returns as they seek to incorporate liquidity needs, regulatory status and transparency in allocation decisions. Meanwhile, the definition of what constitutes an alternative investment
