Designed to track the credit default swap market for sovereign entities, Standard & Poor’s has launched a series of CDS Sovereign Indices. The index series is comprised of the S&P International Developed Nation Sovereign CDS Index and S&P Eurozone Developed
Credit Suisse has launched the Long/Short Equity Replication Index, the first in a planned suite of alternative index replication products designed to replicate the performance of major he
The Gemini Companies (Gemini) has been singked out for its unique ‘complete offer’ in the 2018 Global Custodian Mutual Fund Administration Survey, which surveys fund administration clients to determine a ranking [on a scale of 1 (very weak) to 7
The role of the depositary is set to become an integral part of how offshore hedge funds operate in Europe under the AIFM Directive, which will be transposed into law on 22 July 2013. Never before have Cayman-based hedge fund
By James Williams – Commodity hedge funds have been in the doldrums somewhat, as the macroeconomic climate continues to make life difficult for managers. Performance, in effect, just hasn’t stacked up, leading to some institutional investors heading for the exit.
FRM Capital Advisors, the hedge fund seeding division of Financial Risk Management, has formed a relationship with Sensato Capital Management which involves FCA investing up to USD50m with Sensato. Sensato was founded in May 2009 by the former co-heads of
Structured investment provider Incapital Europe has launched an initiative to promote understanding of the products among financial advisers through an educational masterclass staged at locations throughout the British Isles. The masterclass, which has been developed with input from the Institute
Interview with Nicholas Brooks – “I would argue that some of the higher beta sectors will perform best in the near-term: within commodities, those that we like best are those with a tight supply/demand balance and that can benefit from
The State Street Global Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 94.3 in August, down 7.4 points from July’s revised reading of 101.7. Confidence among North American investors declined, with the North American ICI decreasing from 103.1 to 92.5. Meanwhile, the
Institutionalisation of the hedge fund industry was the key talking point in a panel discussion chaired by Dan Shapiro (pictured), partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel International. The panel included Jane Buchan, CEO of FoHF firm PAAMCO, Peter Schoenfeld, chairman
