Hedge fund managers ended August 2019 down 0.35 per cent on an equal-weighted basis, and 0.54 per cent on an asset-weighted basis, according to data released by Eurekhedge. The risk-off sentiment persisted throughout the month, as the US labelled China
Robeco has launched the Robeco QI Emerging Markets Sustainable Enhanced Index Equities with a strategy that aims for a 20 per cent higher score on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria than the benchmark (MSCI Emerging Markets Index). It also
Lyxor Asset Management Group (Lyxor) has launched a new alternative UCITS fund, the Lyxor/Bridgewater Core Global Macro Fund, which gives investors access to Bridgewater Associates’ strategies. The fund, which started trading on 23 September with initial assets under management of
Scientific Beta is now providing an ESG option for all of its indices, enabling investors to benefit from the performance of its High Factor Intensity (HFI) Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy (MBMS) indices while upholding ESG norms and materially reducing exposure to companies
BNY Mellon has expanded the firm’s ESG Analytics offering by integrating fixed income scoring for corporate bonds. BNY Mellon clients now have the ability to view environmental, social and governance (ESG) and United Nations Global Compact (GC) scores on equities
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for September 2019 measured 3.67 per cent, up from 3.41 per cent in August. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for September 2019 was 3.67 per cent, in line with historical averages. Though up slightly from
IHS Markit, a specialist in information, analytics and solutions, has acquired DeriveXperts, a provider of valuation services for OTC derivatives and other complex financial securities. The acquisition complements and enhances the existing derivatives data and valuations businesses at IHS Markit.
Deutsche Bank’s liquid alternatives group has teamed up with Selwood Asset Management to launch a Market Neutral Credit strategy on Deutsche Bank’s UCITS platform. The DB Platinum IV Selwood Market Neutral Credit UCITS launched on 13 April and has gathered
Intercontinental Exchange, an operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, is to acquire a family of fixed income volatility indices, including the prominent Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate (MOV”) family of indices, from
The value of regulated funds serviced in Jersey rose by 7 per cent to a new record high in the first half of 2019, according to the latest figures to be collated by the jurisdiction’s financial regulator the Jersey Financial
