FTSE Group and DPT Capital Management have launched the FTSE Target Exposure Commodity Index Series, a series of rules-based long-short commodity indices derived from Professor John M Mulvey’s risk management and portfolio allocation approach – Dynamic Portfolio Tactics. The
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has commended the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia for the successful prosecution of Ted James Johnson of Pearisburg, Virg
Aberdeen has appointed Graham Duce and Aidan Kearney as co-heads of multi-manager investments within the group’s alternative investment strategies business. They will oversee a 40-strong team of investment professionals responsible for Aberdeen’s GBP13.5bn long-only multi-manager and fund of hedge funds
Equity-focused hedge fund strategies exhibited returns that were broadly consistent with market dynamics in February, according figures released by Edhec-Risk. Edhec’s long/short equity strategy (0.41 per cent) showed some negative alpha, the equity market neutral strategy (0.34 per cent)
Beauchamp Financial Technology (BFT) has extended its product suite with the launch of a new Application Programming Interface (API). Beauchamp’s API is two-way,
BNY Mellon has expanded its global derivatives clearing leadership team with five new appointments in the US and Europe. Mark B Gonzalez has been appointed as the US chief operating officer for derivatives clearing services, based in New York.
Nearly half of financial services professionals (49 per cent) globally do not believe that any regulator has managed to strike the right balance between protecting investors and underpinning growth, according to a survey by Kinetic Partners. The firms surveyed for
Following a slowdown in trading activity from mid-year 2009 to mid-year 2010, US institutions are hopeful about a recovery in equity derivatives trading volumes in 2011, but hardly bullish. Based on an analysis of the amount of commissions paid by
The world’s top wealth managers continued to see strong growth in their assets under management during the first half of 2005, according to a new report. The half-y
Allianz Global Investors has introduced its first portable-alpha open-ended fund for professional investors in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Europe. The RCM Hon
