Early estimates indicate the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index continued to rally in February, posting positive performance of 1.44% for the month (based on 72% of assets in the index reporting). In all , eight out of ten
LCH.Clearnet Limited has begun clearing foreign exchange (FX). The service is supported by 14 major market participants who have been actively involved in its establishment. A number of additional participants are scheduled to begin clearing in the coming weeks. The
Hedge fund managers have turned bearish on US equities, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund Managers for February. About 40% of the 89 hedge fund managers the firms surveyed in the past week are bearish on the S&P
EU policymakers should consider the economic impact of potential restrictions on credit default swaps in sovereign debt. That’s according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association. The warning comes ahead of a key vote in
The geopolitical tensions surrounding the situation in Crimea, the Russian response and the consequent sanctions imposed by Western nations present an increasing source of risk within the global economy, says Andrew Cole (pictured), Investment Director of the Global Multi Asset
Man has been awarded a managed account mandate for initially EUR1.2 billion by Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public pension fund with more than EUR50 billion in assets. Under the agreement, BVK will start allocating funds over the course
Investors are predicting over USD200 billion net inflows into the hedge fund industry in 2011, taking the total AUM to an all time high of USD2.2 trillion, according to Deutsche Bank’s ninth annual Alternative Investment Survey. The survey of investors
Managed futures gained 1.03 per cent in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 0.39 per cent in 2014. “A late-month rally in commodity prices and the continued uptrend in US Treasuries
Mellon Capital Management, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has launched its Commodity Alpha Long-Bias Strategy, a commodities strategy designed to provide institutional investors with diversification beyond equities and fixed income and to provide a hedge against inflation. The strategy
Figures issued today show that the value of investment fund business in Guernsey grew by GBP14.3 billion (5.9%) during the final quarter of last year. The increase represents the sixth consecutive quarter of growth and takes the net asset value
