In an effort to simplify its electronic options trading platform, BofA Merrill Lynch has consolidated its options algo offering into four strategies: Clean Sweep, Fast Sweep, Delta-Adjusted and Smart Spreads. The strategies have incorporated more flexibility while minimising complexity and
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.10 per cent in November, outperforming the -0.62 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Hedge fund industry trade body the Alternative Investment Management Association has announced that it will support the principle of full transparency and supervisory disclosure of systemi
Tradex Global Advisors, a privately held hedge fund, has acquired JCL Capital Partners and launched Tradex Realty Partners, a real estate finance company that originates and/or acquires senior loans collateralised by institutional quality real estate in well-located, supply constrained markets. Tradex
Following a restructure, fiduciary and fund services specialist Abacus has formed the Abacus Financial Services Group. The new group structure will include Abacus’ two entities in Malta, Abacus Financial Services (Malta) Limited (AFSML) and Abacus Corporate Services Limited (ACSL), and
AM Investment Partners, a USD800m hedge fund firm managing three market-neutral single strategies, has hired Stephen Thurer as a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s volatility arbit
Tora Trading, a trading platform and liquidity provider for Asia, says 2008 was a record year, having generated significant growth in trading volume, market share and new trading capabi
Stone Harbor Investment Partners (Stone Harbor), a manager of emerging markets credit strategies, global high yield credit strategies, and multi-sector credit strategies, has appointed Jim Craige, Head of Emerging Markets, as co-CIO. Craige will serve alongside Managing Partner and now
Kepos Capital has selected MSCI for Open Protocol reporting, an industry wide risk reporting initiative. MSCI will generate the Open Protocol reports by leveraging Kepos Capital's participation on HedgePlatform, MSCI's hedge fund transparency tool which covers over 1,400 hedge funds,
Hedge fund managers have more problems on their plate than just the fragile state of the markets, predictions that investor redemptions will continue well into this year and facing up to t
