The Hennessee Group’s Charles Gradante on the importance of considering both nominal and real returns… Rarely do equity market pundits focus on real performance returns (nominal returns less core inflation). Reporting nominal returns, rather than real returns, is the standard
By James Williams – Start-up numbers in Hong Kong might be down, but their size and quality is improving. As the gateway to China, Hong Kong is perfectly located to capitalise on the growing alternatives industry, which earlier this year surpassed
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2012 measured 3.34 per cent, up from 2.18 per cent in July. "Forward redemptions increased in August which is typical as we approach quarter end but redemption notices remained at moderate levels
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished July up 1.42 per cent with eight out of 10 strategies in positive territory. In total, the industry saw estimated outflows of approximately USD8.5bn in July,
EFG Financial Products Group has announces the roll out of its services in the United Kingdom with the opening of a London-based office, a branch of its subsidiary EFG Financial Products (Europe) GmbH. The EFG Financial Products Group, headquartered in
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has listed the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return exchange-traded note on the Singapore Exchange. This is the first-ever ETN listed in Asia outside Japan and provides both institutional and
Culross Global Management, a London-based fund of hedge funds manager, has launched the Culross Long Term Alpha Fund. Over the past decade, credit has been an important profit generator for Culross, and the company believes that the less liquid opportunities
Interview with Thomas Granger – Product planning continues to be of significant importance to hedge funds, according to Thomas Granger (pictured) – a partner with law firm Walkers, Hong Kong – and, along with strategic support, has been in high
Alan Brown, Chief Investment Officer (pictured) and Keith Wade, Chief Economist, Schroders, share their views on the potential factors that could derail the global economic recovery and argue the case for greater portfolio diversification. We predict that the current global
With the derivatives markets working through new rules, market structure changes and a wave of uncertainty, many across the capital markets industry believe the futures markets will benefit. TABB Group conducted a survey of more than 40 traditional asset managers
