Five out of six of the Market Vectors Investable Hedge Fund Beta Indices recorded positive performance in November. Each of the indices is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and redemption
Deutsche Bank has published the results of a survey which examines the expanding role of hedge funds within the wider asset management industry. From Alternatives to Mainstream analyses how hedge funds have evolved to run non-traditional products such as long-only
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index posted its largest monthly gain since April and finished up 1.73% in October. Equity and credit based strategies such as long/short equity, emerging markets, event driven, and distressed were some of the
With the global financial markets remaining fragile, it is still unclear to what extent the secondary effects of the credit crunch will impact the fund industry in Luxembourg, but industry experts are
Solidly established as a global leader in the investment funds world, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has recently been seeing an increasing number of hedge funds, and especially funds of real estate fu
Falling share prices and increasing desperation on the part of banks and other financial institutions to unload distressed assets are attracting hedge funds more than ever.
LCH.Clearnet Limited’s interest rate swap (IRS) clearing service, SwapClear, cleared USD34 billion in total notional client business in January across seven of the 17 currencies currently available. These volumes bring the total client notional outstanding to USD288 billion. During this
The market rebound started at the end of December fuelled strategies that were most exposed to risk assets, such as L/S Equity and Special Situations. This is in sharp contrast to performance in Q4-18, which was dreadful. That’s according
UBS Investment Bank today announced that Jon Jodka will join the firm as Managing Director and Head of US Prime Brokerage Sales within its Equities division.
Buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public and is moving into real estate and long-only equity funds.
