Liontrust Asset Management PLC made a pre-tax profit of GBP1.7 million for the six months to 30 September 2011, according to the company’s latest Half Yearly report, This compares favourably with a loss of GBP3.9 million for the same period
Despite fears this year that the US municipal bond market would suffer large-scale defaults it’s held up well. Last December, banking analyst Meredith Whitney predicted hundreds of billions of dollars of defaults. So far, however, there’s only been USD2.8billion in
Ramius, the alternative investment management business of Cowen Group, has published a report on the liquid alternative investment space with a particular focus on managed futures investing. The report, co-authored by Ramius Trading Strategies chief executive officer William Marr (pictured)
After a period of “risk on” in the first quarter of 2012, the second quarter proved to be the complete opposite, says Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges. The future of the
Interdealer broker and provider of post trade and information services ICAP has launched a joint credit derivatives rating service with Rapid Ratings, an alternative rating, research and analytics firm. The new product brings together two independent sources of information to
Dow Jones Indexes and UBS Securities have launched the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 2-4-6 Forward Blend, a gauge that measures diversified exposure to longer-dated commodity futures contracts spread across the commodity price curve. An enhanced version of the Dow Jones-UBS
All six Market Vectors Investable Hedge Fund Beta Indices produced positive returns in September, according to figures released by Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS). Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid exchange-traded funds to produce hedge fund-style returns without
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has created a new benchmark volatility index – the CBOE S&P 500 Short-Term Volatility Index (VXST). Like CBOE’s flagship VIX Index, VXST reflects investors’ consensus view of expected stock market volatility. Whereas VIX
New Forests has introduced new investors to make an investment in the Green Triangle Forest Trust (GTFT). GTFT was established in March 2012 via the acquisition of the plantation assets of Auspine Ltd by New Forests Australia New Zealand Forest
