In his latest Market Update, Russ Koesterich, iShares Global Chief Investment Strategist, argues that current market expectations for volatility appear too low and investors should consider adopting a modestly more defensive stance… Equity market volatility has been relatively low in
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, sponsor of the only globally recognised designation for alternative investment expertise, has entered an academic partnership with Cass Business School, which is part of City University London to prepare graduate students for careers
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was almost flat in April with a performance of -0.02% (+1.52% in 2012), showing resilience despite disappointing economic news flow. Eight Lyxor Strategic Indices out of 14 ended the month in positive territory, led by
Alternative investment manager Elementum Advisors has been appointed by The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation to manage a catastrophe-linked investments portfolio. The initial size of the mandate will be USD125m and is ultimately targeted to be USD250m. This is GNZS’s
Texas International Energy Partners Inc (TxIEP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecofin Energy Resources Plc (EER), has successfully secured its first commercial debt facility. BNP Paribas, as sole lead arranger and bookrunner of the transaction, has agreed to provide a
Instinet, a provider of electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, has established Instinet Australia, a full Australian Securities Exchange member. With the membership, which is effective immediately, Instinet is now able to service its domestic Australian clients through a new
RWC Partners is launching the RWC Advance Absolute Alpha Fund on 16 February, to be managed by Priya Kodeeswaran. Kodeeswaran joined RWC Partners in November 2009 from Cheyne Capital where he was responsible for a similar strategy. The RWC
Hewitt Associates, a consulting and outsourcing company, says that with hedge funds posting the strongest returns in over a decade its manager research team performed more than twice the number of hedge fund manager searches during 2009 than the previous
Castle Hill Asset Management, a UK and US-based investment manager, has selected LaCrosse Global Fund Services to provide daily fund administration and outsourced middle- and back-office operations to its newest fund, the Castle Hill Total Return Fund. Castle Hill is
Crystal Capital Partners, a provider of hedge fund services, has launched onshore and offshore investment vehicles. The funds are designed to segregate the assets, liabilities, liquidity and investment terms of each customized hedge fund portfolio from other portfolios in the
