The level of outright position-taking in US exchange-traded oil derivatives contracts has largely fluctuated in a normal range based on historically relevant benchmarks, according to a report by Edhec Risk. Because many aspects of the global oil markets have not
Swiss alternative investment company Altin returned 2.58 per cent year-to-date as at 31 July 2012. The HFRI FoF Composite Index managed 1.75 per cent over the same period. Active asset allocation and strong manager selection were key to protecting capital
Four of the seven IndexIQ Investable Hedge Fund Performance Indices – a proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices – recorded positive performance in April. The IQ Hedge Fixed Income Arbitrage Beta Index led the way with
The Hedgeweek USA Awards 2011 for excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers have honoured the US industry’s best performers and their ability to demonstrate consistency and depth of expertise against the backdrop of a more complex, but also
Citi has extended its partnership with Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) to provide securities and fund services in support of the launch of the Mirae Asset Discovery Funds. Global asset management companies are distributing products in a growing number of
Czarnikow, one of the London’s oldest commodity traders, says sugar cane derived ethanol has the potential to become a super biofuel, but only if there is significant investment in production and infrastructure. Analysts at Czarnikow, which produces a monthly report
Sunwah International Asset Management (SIAM), the asset management arm of Sunwah International Limited, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with RAB Capital plc for the purchase and novation of the investment management agreements of its Energy Fund and
Aegis Film Fund has launched two share classes that will open the fund up to a broader range of retail and institutional investors. This is in response to increasing investor demand for a product that enables them to invest in
The International Financial Centres Forum has been formally launched in London with a formal discussion between key organisations and individuals who are recognised as thought leaders in the field of international finance. The forum was established to provide authoritative
Eurex Clearing is to launch a central counterparty (CCP) service for the securities lending market based on Eurex Clearing’s proven systems and industry leading risk management standards. The new service will cover European markets for loans in equities, ETFs and
