Fitch Ratings says that despite strong returns in September, hedge funds are still struggling to find solid sources of outperformance. The industry is witnessing a strong comeback of top-down macro-driven markets, affecting confidence, liquidity and volatility, with a high level
Man Group has extended its funding of the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI) to 2018. This five-year funding extension underscores Man’s commitment to building a world-leading quantitative investment business following the recent combination of AHL, Man’s quantitative investment
Axis Bank has launched an infrastructure index called Axis Infra Index. The index will interpret capital expenditure in the infrastructure sector, policy and regulatory framework and track developments associated with infrastructure projects that influence investor confidence in the sector. Based
Like other jurisdictions around the world whose fortunes depend to a degree on the health of the investment industry, Guernsey has been watching the storms buffeting the financial world over the pa
Man Group has completed its acquisition of GLG Partners. The acquisition creates a multi-style, performance-focused alternative asset manager with funds of around USD63bn under management. GLG is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Man. Peter Clarke, chief executive of
William S. Leavitt, president of Leavitt Capital Management, believes African private equity is one of the most attractive investment opportunities today and expects it to be a top performing asset class over the next decade. Speaking at the 2010 Global
Some 73 per cent of the commodity trading advisers (CTAs) and commodity pool operators (CPOs) that responded to a Horizon Cash Management survey were impacted by one or more of the futures commission merchant (FCM) failures mentioned in the study.
Dear readers, the Hedgeweek team is taking its annual seasonal break from Monday 23 December and will resume distribution of the daily newswire on Monday 6 January. Key news will continue to be posted to the Hedgeweek site during the
Private Client Resources, a provider of private wealth reporting and integrated technology, has entered into a strategic partnership with Hedge Fund Research (HFR), a provider of indexation, research and analysis of the global hedge fund industry. Through this partnership,
Governments around Europe were forced to rescue a number of financial institutions hit by the fallout from the ongoing US credit crisis, while a US
