Strategic Investments Group and Permal Group have launched the Active Trading Fund, a Ucits III absolute return multi-manager fund. Deutsche Bank collaborated in the development of the fund, which launched on 14 May with USD250m. It is the first alternative
The corporate bond market is changing and in far more wholesale a fashion than a mere e-trading trend, says Tabb Group. In new research, “Corporate Bond Market Transformation: Dealers, Platforms, Investors”, Tabb says that at the very core banks are
By Jamie Berry, Chairman, Berry Asset Management – It was the night before Christmas; a solitary figure shuffled through the fast emptying streets around the Bank of England. The Christmas parties were coming to a close. He hadn’t been invited
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
