By James Williams – With dark pools appearing a lot more in media headlines this year, understanding some of the benefits, and risks, for institutions who have yet to fully engage with them, is vital. Such has been the media
Deutsche Börse Cash Market provides listing, trading and clearing services to issuers, intermediaries and investors. In addition, it provides efficient access to the capital markets, supports the latest trading techniques and provides an ever-growing range of tradable securities such as
Barclays Capital and HFR Asset Management, LLC, (HFR) have announced the launch of a managed accounts relationship. The combined effort brings together HFR Group’s market leading managed account platform and client tools with Barclays Capital’s extensive distribution, structuring and fund-linked
Managed futures lost 2.06% in May according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Barclay CTA Index is up 0.19%. “An increase in margin requirements aimed at curbing speculation in silver futures was the first of
In today’s regular Supervisory Board meeting of the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX), board members unanimously approved the transfer of all shares in EEX previously held by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), totaling 22.96 percent. After meeting all of the terms
“Feeding the Future”, an agricultural innovation report supported by the Technology Strategy Board, sets outs Britain’s future food production challenges up to 2030. The Feeding the Future concept grew from the need for a coherent high-level research and development
Alternative investment firm Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co has partnered with with the French Foundation for Disabled (APSH 34), a charitable association which helps the psychiatrically disabled through their rehabilitation and the process of reintegration into society. For over 30 years
Despite fears about Dubai’s debt crisis triggering choppy conditions in equity markets toward the end of November, managed futures managers benefited from long equity and commodity-trading exposure and posted the second strongest monthly gain of the current year after May’s.
By Simon Gray – Hedge fund managers may have long been reluctant to provide access to their services through managed accounts, but they are grateful to them now. With total assets in single-manager funds growing steadily past USD2trn, according to
Baring Asset Management (Barings), the international investment management firm, believes that as Asian economies continue to strengthen, Asian debt and currencies can provide some of the best absolute and risk-adjusted returns versus US and other global fixed income sectors. Thomas
