Global index provider Dow Jones Indexes has licensed the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index and its nine sector sub-indices to international derivatives exchange Eurex
Private equity firm Doughty Hanson is to acquire Equity Trust, a provider business administration and fiduciary services, for a total consideration of EUR350m from Candover and other institutional shareholders. The existing senior management team will invest alongside Doughty Hanson. Equity
Gulf International Bank (UK) has launched an Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund with assets of more than USD100m. The fund is a multi-strategy, absolute return product, investing across emerging markets. The strategy focuses on fixed income credit while also providing equity
BlackSquare Capital, an independent London based asset management firm that specialises in alternative multi-manager investment products, has launched the BlackSquare Capital Global Macro
Strategic Value Partners, LLC (SVP) held a symposium yesterday in London for European credit and distressed debt investors. Victor Khosla, founder of Strategic Value Partners, opened the discussions confirming that we are ‘currently in an economic slowdown, and are potentially
Historical analysis suggests that diversifying portfolios with managed futures may enable investors to earn better risk-adjusted returns, according to a white paper from Forward. Titled Managed Futures: Stepping Up the Quest for Portfolio Diversification, Forward’s white paper notes that managed
The past few years have seen booming growth for much of the fi
Markit and Creditex have launched an industry-wide portfolio compression platform for the credit derivative market with the first live runs complet
Average pension fund allocations to hedge funds over next five to 10 years ‘will reach 15 to 20%’, says Agecroft’s Steinbrugge Net inflows to hedge funds could reach USD100billion this year – potentially the highest since they peaked at USD194billion
