Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally amounted to USD4.82 trillion at the end of Q4 2018, following net inflows of USD164.84 billion and market moves during the period, according to ETFGI’s Q4 2018 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape
The substantial withdrawal of bank finance seen over the course of the last three years has created a financing vacuum in the UK corporate lending market, and constrained lending practices continue to frustrate business leaders and entrepreneurs. The downturn, which
An increased appetite for alternative assets has heightened demand for investment company hedge funds, which currently have GBP6.8bn under management, but the sector has had a turbulent ride, according to research by the Association of Investment Companies. Despite being up
Peter Moore (pictured), Head of Regulation at the IMS Group, on AIFMD and its failure to make distinctions in the European alternative asset management industry… In 1991 the UK’s Parliament passed The Dangerous Dogs Act (DDA) in response to a sudden increase
Fees for global Investment Banking services, from M&A advisory to capital markets underwriting, totalled USD64.0 billion during the first nine months of 2011, an 8% increase over last year at this time, according to Thomson Reuters l;attest Global Banking Review.
The European Central Bank’s “whatever it takes” promise has substantially reduced tail risks, according to Lyxor. Risk premiums that have remained abnormally high since the outset of the financial crisis should diminish over time. The road to normalization will probably
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a federal lawsuit against Diego Mariano Rolando of Buenos Aires, Argentina, trading as IA Trading.com, who is accused of defrauding hu
The Global Leveraged Index Fund, a quantitative and global macro strategy fund managed by Coburn Barrett, has a 12 year track record and an annualised return of 14.04 per cent since inception in 1998. The GLI Fund ranks in the
BlueBay Asset Management Ltd, a leading specialist manager of fixed income and alternative investment products, has launched a Private Lending business designed to facilitate the flow of credit to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe. The business will
London-based manager Matrix Group says its five funds of hedge funds that offer a share class where all of the growth is paid out as income half-yearly have delivered good dividend payment
