The European repo market stands at EUR6,076bn, according to a survey by the European Repo Council of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). This represents an increase of 8.6 per cent in the size of the market since the
Investors are leading the way in shaping the future of the alternative investment industry, according to a soon to be published global survey by State Street. The survey canvassed the opinions of 400 alternative fund managers from hedge funds,
By Advent Software – Although the financial markets have largely recovered from the crisis of 2008, investment managers worldwide are still feeling the fallout in one very important regard: the unprecedented wave of reform that has washed over the shores on
Draft legislation introduced last month by a US senator to reinstate registration of most hedge fund managers with the Securities and Exchange Commission could also drag managers of real e
Many small and, even medium-sized, institutional investors are uncomfortable with investing directly in single-strategy hedge funds, for a variety of reasons.
Managed futures lost 0.68 per cent in August, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is down 2.41 per cent year to date. “Many CTAs were long equity indices and got hurt in August
The Alternative Investment Management Association has warmly welcomed the Financial Stability Forum’s report on potential financial system risks relating to hedge funds and its recommendat
Sustainable Forestry Management (SFM) Limited and Credit Suisse (CS) have today announced the formation of a new special purpose vehicle, Sustainable Carbon Finance, to provide up to USD 2
Deutsche Bank has launched a new proprietary index, dbMAST, linked to the USD 2 trillion US Municipal Market.
Forsyth Partners has created two new share classes for the Cayman domiciled Forsyth Alternative Income Fund.
