The European Central Bank’s (ECB) measures were reasonably above, or at least in line with, hedge funds’ expectations, says Philippe Ferreira, head of research at Lyxor’s Managed Account Platform. In particular, those fostering credit with more credible hints at ABS
For Keith Skeoch (pictured), CEO of Standard Life Investments, the IIC Advisory Council is an opportunity to show collective engagement on stewardship. In an industry dominated by fragmented opinions and viewpoints, he believes it’s important that the agreed views of
Derivatives exchange Eurex will offer trading of two futures based on butter and skimmed milk powder in Europe at the end of Q2 2010. Both futures are based on established reference prices from the respective spot markets and will be
The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2011 measured 2.71%, up from 2.08% in July. “The Forward Redemption Indicator is encouragingly low given recent market volatility,” says Hans Hufschmid, chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services. “In fact, it is the
ABC Quant, a provider of risk management analytical solutions for the hedge fund industry, has incorporated a virtual hedge fund universe concept into its flagship product, Quant Suite multi feed edition. The new concept integrates instruments from various data providers
Alex Orus (pictured), CIO, Blue Diamond Asset Management, on the current ‘flight to safety’ prompted by the recent political and market turmoil… The political and market turmoil has caused many investors to aggressively reduce or exit equity markets in favour
Managed futures specialist Qbasis Invest has launched an exchange-traded fund, the Qbasis Futures Fund, which will commence trading on the Hamburg stock exchange on 1 April. The Qbasis Futures Fund is the only onshore fund that enables retail investors to
Swiss alternative investment company Altin has completed the share buyback initiated on 22 July 2009 as part of its buyback programme of up to ten per cent of the share capital. Altin repurchased 248,279 of its shares for a total
Direxion, a leader in alternative investment solutions, has appointed Edward Egilinsky as Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments. As a member of Direxion’s management team, Egilinsky will drive the firm’s product development initiatives, internal and external messaging, training and support of
The bear trend continued on the stock market in July as pessimism set in among investors. The S&P 500 index (-2.03%) fell steeper, recording its third consecutive loss, accompanied by an exceptional surge (up 8.7%) of implicit volatility (25.3%) which
