Mizuho Corporate Bank is to acquire 95% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, on a fully-diluted basis, of hedge fund research and data services company, Eurekahedge. In October 2010, MHCB established Mizuho Global Alternative Investments as a wholly owned
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index was up 2.46 per cent in February, trailing both the S&P500, which rose 4.31 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index, which increased 4.98 per cent during the month. Healthcare and biotech was the top
The S&P GSCI increased 0.44 per cent in July on the heels of a strong monthly performance by the industrial metals sector, according to Standard & Poor’s.
Returns for the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Liquid Indices suggest that hedge funds experienced positive performance in February. Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse, says: "The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index
Guggenheim Partners, a global diversified financial services firm, has launched Guggenheim Global Trading LLC (GGT), which will invest capital on behalf of the firm, its shareholders, its affiliates and a small group of institutional investors. GGT will be based in
Citi’s economists are forecasting slower global growth, a recession in the Euro Area and further sovereign debt downgrades over the next two to three quarters. In a report released today – “Prospects for Economies and Financial Markets in 2012 and
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order recognising Eurex Clearing as a multilateral clearing organisation.
SS&C has made a recommended cash offer for GlobeOp of 485p per share, a premium of 11.5% over the TPG offer for the company. SS&C’s offer values GlobeOp at GBP572 million and the transaction is subject to achieving acceptance from
David Miller (pictured), Partner at Cheviot Asset Management, has this afternoon Commented on the OECD’s report which has slashed global growth rates and said that Britain may slip into a modest recession, David Miller, partner at Cheviot Asset Management, says
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association and the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) have launched the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate Programme. With alternative investments currently representing USD10trn in assets under management and liquid alternatives projected to triple by
