March proved to be a challenging month with the majority of alternative UCITS strategies delivering negative returns. According to figures released by Geneva-based Alix Capital, provider of the UCITS Alternative Index Global which tracks more than 700 single-manager funds, the
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released new regulatory guidance and relief aimed at achieving better disclosure by parties that are engaging in securities lending of substantial holdings in listed entities. The guidance is contained in Regulatory Guide 222
Vincente Martinez has been hired as the first director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) recently opened Whistleblower Office. “The CFTC’s Whistleblower Office, which the agency implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act, provides the public an avenue to help catch
The first futures commission merchant (FCM) has completed production testing for Traiana’s central risk management infrastructure for swaps clearing. This firm is now ready to go live with clients trading interest rate derivatives and credit default swaps on swap
Investors increased allocations to Asian hedge funds in 1Q13 as stimulus measures; quantitative easing and increased bond purchases by the Bank of Japan drove gains across both equities and the HFRX Japan Index. Total Asia-focused hedge fund capital increased by
Instinet, a provider of electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, has launched BLX, an algo-friendly dark pool for US equities that builds block trades by combining the liquidity aggregation benefits of point-in-time crossing with the flexibility of a continuous market.
Global hedge fund heavyweight Och-Ziff, with approximately USD29billion in AUM (as of 1 April, 2011), has teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) to laun
India-focused hedge funds should be avoided, shows the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index of 2,404 funds and their performance for the first 4 months of 2013. These funds have posted a loss of 0.2 per cent for the January-April, 2013 period,
Former Liontrust Asset Management CEO Nigel Legge’s new firm Vinculum has launched the IM Vinculum Global Equity fund, a Ucits-compliant product.
Johnson Har has joined Equity Trust’s office in Hong Kong, where he will be Regional Sales & Marketing Executive for Custom House, the fund services arm of the Equity Trust Group. Johnson’s responsibilities will focus on promoting Custom House’s services
