A group of investors in Wind Hellas Telecommunications’ subordinated notes have formally organised a bondholder committee representing the interests of investors holding approximately EUR500m of debt in both the EUR and USD tranches. The committee has gained significant traction in
JP Fund Administration is part of the JP Funds Group with offices located in the Cayman Islands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Singapore and representation in Australia. The Group describes itself as a boutique service provider offering fund establishment, middle
Hedge Fund Research has launched six HFRX indices focused on specific exposures within the commodity, energy, and yield alternative sectors. The new indices are: HFRX Commodity: Agricultural Index; HFRX Commodity: Energy Index; HFRX Commodity: Metals Index; HFRX Alternative Energy Index;
The pace of hedge fund liquidations continued to decline in the second quarter from the record levels set in 2008, according to data released by Hedge Fund Research. The second quarter saw 292 funds liquidate, a 22 per cent decrease
By Marianne Scordell (pictured), Bougeville Consulting – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness”, famously wrote Charles Dickens at the start of one of his
The RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of 1.65 per cent in August, bringing year-to-date returns to 14.90 per cent, according to RBC Capital Markets.
Investors’ optimism consolidated last month after its surge in August, with portfolio managers reassessing their positions to gradually embrace the current global economic recovery, acc
With developed market equities being increasingly regarded as overvalued throughout the first three quarters of 2014, Q4 marks a reversal of this trend, according to research by the CFA Society of the UK (CFA UK). The CFA UK Valuations Index
Event-driven, equity hedge and activism were strong themes in 2013 and will likely continue in 2014 according to Kenneth Heinz (pictured), President of Hedge Fund Research. Activism was certainly a great trade in 2013; the HFRX Activist Index posted gains
Guernsey is ramping up the promotion of its finance industry in a bid to capitalise on the slowly emerging global economic recovery.
