Despite a reputation for a conservative approach to change, the development of US buy-side equity trading desks is accelerating at a time when commissions have declined 19 per cent since 2010, according to TABB Group. In “US Institutional Equity Trading
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained 11.74 per cent during the first six months of 2009, the strongest gain for the benchmark since 1999 when the index rose 14.81 per cent.
AQR Capital Management has launched the AQR Momentum Indices, which capture the returns of stocks that have outperformed their peers on a relative basis over the recent past.
Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 2.25% in February. “Net flows were positive, against a backdrop of record low outflows,” says Hans Hufschmid (pictured), chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO.). The GlobeOp Capital
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched two new emerging market debt funds: HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Corporate Debt, and HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Investment Grade Bond. HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Investment Grade Bond invests in emerging
Lots traded on the London Metal Exchange during the first half of 2009 totalled 55,185,086 – 1.8 per cent higher than the same period last year.
Most hedge funds posted positive results in February as credit, fixed income and developed market equities rallied and provided a favourable backdrop for event driven, equity hedge and relative value strategies. Anthony Lawler, portfolio manager at GAM, says that an
Hedge funds continued to generate strong returns in the first half of the year, up an estimated 6.33 per cent, according to the Absolute Return database.
Options, a private financial cloud provider for the global capital markets industry, has opened a new office in the heart of London’s West End. Located at 1 Berkeley Street, the new office is the IaaS provider’s first in central London and
After a record month in May, the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund index returned -0.02 per cent in June while the MSCI AC World Index lost 0.7 per cent on the back of wavering risk appetites and
