Stock market investors expressed positive views in March as the S&P 500 index registered a 6.03 per cent gain in a context of decreasing implied volatility (17.59 per cent), which reached its lowest level since June 2007. According to the
The average daily volume (ADV) of European derivatives traded on NYSE Euronext in April was 6.8 million fontracts, an increase of 51.5 per cent over April 2009 and an increase of 46.9 per cent from March 2010 levels. The
MCAM Group, a provider of business solutions for the alternative investment industry, has entered into an agreement with London-based equity long/short hedge fund Silverstone Capital to manage its international marketing, sales and public relations. Silverstone is an equity long/short hedge
Third party funds are the first port of call for advisers when seeking exposure to alternative assets on behalf of their clients, according to new research by Seneca Investment Managers, a boutique Multi-Asset Value investment specialist. When asked how they
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 2.56 per cent in quarter one, bringing the industry within two per cent of its previous high watermark reached in October 2007, according to data by Hedge Fund Research. During the quarter, investors
As expected, New Democracy has ‘won’ the Greek election, becoming the biggest party in the new parliament. Now they must try to form a working coalition government, says Barry Norris (pictured), partner at European fund management boutique, Argonaut Capital Partners…


SkyBridge Capital, an alternative investment firm that is acquiring the fund of hedge funds, hedge fund seeding and hedge fund advisory businesses from Citi Alternative Investments, has opened an office in Zürich. SkyBridge Capital will base its European operations in
Investors’ views about the US are very positive with 65 per cent saying they would buy US equities this year versus 21 per cent Europe and 14 per cent Japan, according to a poll by Schroders. At a recent Schroders
Dun & Bradstreet and Quantexa have announced a new partnership that aims to empower businesses to make better, context driven decisions using innovative data and analytics to provide a detailed picture of connected relationships. Global commercial data & analytics firm
Data Explorers has published a research report which shows that US domiciled securities lenders are overwhelmingly focussed on cash as collateral, whilst many other jurisdictions have a propensity to accept non-cash collateral. The report argues the predominance of non-cash, in
