A new Farming Index, which will focus largely on Emerging Markets and global farming, has been launched by Indxis, an independent provider of bespoke indices, and GAIA Capital Advisors, a Geneva based fund manager and investment advisor specialising in global
Stephen Cohen, Head of Investment Strategy at iShares, looks at the future for emerging markets… It’s been a tough year for emerging markets. Emerging equities have underperformed developed equities for the last two years, while EM debt has struggled during
TT International, a UK based high-alpha specialist offering long only and hedge fund strategies, has adopted the MSCI Europe ex UK Index as the benchmark for the TT Europe ex UK Equity Fund, replacing the FTSE Europe ex UK Index.
Hedge fund manager Man Group has reported net outflows of USD2.2bn in Q3 2012 up from USD1.4bn in the previous quarter. This is the fifth straight quarter that the firm has seen net withdrawals of client funds although it stresses
Julian Skingley, partner in financial services at Ernst & Young EMEIA, comments on the recent FATCA intergovernmental agreements (IGAs)… The announcements from the IRS today will be welcomed by the financial services industry, particularly those domestic institutions in the EU5,
Jeff Keen (pictured), fund manager, Waverton Global Bond fund, J O Hambro Investment Management (JOHIM), on the impact of the Fed’s and ECB’s stimulus measures… September saw the official confirmation of long awaited stimulus initiatives from both the Fed and
January through June 2012 has seen 79.5 billion depository receipts valued at USD1.49trn traded on the world’s markets and exchanges, the creation of 46 new sponsored programmes, and USD1.25bn raised through 11 DR initial public offerings and follow-on transactions, according
Interview with Kirk Howell – One of the toughest challenges for hedge fund traders in today’s market environment is the high degree of correlation across asset classes. And it’s no different in commodities. Kirk Howell, chief operating officer for Kiodex
By James Williams – Looking at the smaller picture, Brent Crude had a lot of macro risk priced in coming into 2012. Expectations of Middle East unrest – in particular Iran – and a liquidity event coming out of the
BNY Mellon has been appointed trustee, collateral administrator, paying agent and calculation agent by Marathon Asset Management for its USD356m collateralised loan obligation. In its role, BNY Mellon Corporate Trust will provide a variety of services for Marathon Asset Management,
