A surge in rough diamond consumption by the growing middle classes in China and India will push global consumption to USD26.1bn in value from its 2011 level of USD15.6bn, reflecting an annual compound growth rate of approximately six per cent,
It is safe to say that it will be very quiet on the markets front today so,but overnight far east markets have improved a little.
The Teucrium Corn Fund has begun trading on the NYSE Arca. The investment objective of the fund is to have the daily changes in percentage terms of the shares’ net asset value reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of
The EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre is pleased to announce that seven new members have joined its international advisory board.
The GFI MarketHub Sudoku challenge on Hedgeweek.com is now closed and our lucky winners are packing their bags for the Brazil-France match.
The Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) could be used for the listing of UK REITS when they are introduced next year.
GFIA, the Singapore based specialist in skill-based managers in Asian and emerging markets, has released a research paper showing that mid-sized Asian hedge funds have performed best. In the paper, which provides an analysis of the effect of size on
Following its leveraged buyout from Liberty Group in May, Ermitage Limited has appointed Nick Macleod as Head of Quantitative Research & Risk Management. Macleod, a leading light at rival fund of hedge fund house, FRM, will report to Chief Operating
MAXAM Capital Management LLC has made two key appointments: Richard A Phelan as Chief Financial Officer; and David W Jennings as a Managing Director with responsibility for sales and
Hedge fund performance was adversely impacted by the escalation of the Euro-centric sovereign bond crisis in May, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declining by 2.26 per cent for the month. May was the worst performance month since November
