SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services to the global financial services industry, has released version 6.2 of its front to back investment management solution, SimCorp Dimension. Resulting from SimCorp’s continuous investment of more than 20 per
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.67 per cent in July, underperforming the 0.93 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Synchronicity Futures, a licensed commodity trading adviser (CTA), has launched the Commodity Long-Short Programme with a USD10 million commitment from the Dickson Family of Detroit, Michigan. The programme aims to maximise long-term absolute returns with low correlation to both commodity
European derivatives exchange Eurex has seen its members readily embrace the six new iSTOXX Europe factor index futures which launched in May 2017. These are systematic rules-based indices, designed to isolate the return of key risk factors and earn a
Managed futures funds were profitable in July as the CTA industry realised a 1.63 per cent monthly gain, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. For the year-to-date CTAs are up 2.49 per cent
The hedge fund industry has experienced significant forces of change in recent years, mostly driven by market regulation in the form of FATCA and the Dodd-Frank Act placing Form PF and CPO-PQR reporting obligations on firms. This has led to
Ipreo, a provider of workflow solutions and market intelligence to financial services and corporate professionals, has completed the first domestic fixed income new issue deal in Japan on IssueNet, the company’s fixed income syndicate connectivity software. The transaction was done
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2017 measured 1.24 per cent. Hedge fund flows meanwhile, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index, advance 0.25 per cent in August. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
Hedge funds returned an average of +1.21 per cent in July 2017 representing the ninth consecutive month of positive performance for the asset class, according to eVestment’s latest hedge fund performance report. Year-to-date the industry is +4.77 per cent, with
Eurex Clearing has developed a partnership program designed to further accelerate the development of a liquid, EU based alternative for the clearing of interest rate swaps. Eurex Clearing has designed the program in close consultation with major participants in the
