Hedge funds were off to a good start in the first month of 2018, with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 2.26 per cent in January. Among volatility-focused hedge funds though, short volatility hedge funds posted the worst performance in
The Lyxor CTA index underperformed last week, losing 3.9 per cent, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. But several managers had already started to cut leverage ahead of last week’s market turmoil and managed
EEX Group outlined a programme of innovations for the energy and commodity markets of the future at the E-world energy & water conference in Essen. Four of the Group’s Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) took part in the press event discussing
LRI Group, an independent investment services company, has partnered with M17 Capital Management, a Swiss based investment company, to launch its European Market Neutral UCITS Fund. Following several pension funds and institutions as anchor investors, the fund is aimed at
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 240.9 TWh on its power derivatives markets in January 2018(January 2017: 291.1 TWh), with 140.3 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing and settlement of all
In 2018 to date, a total of 5,949,142 transactions have been executed on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange, a year-on-year rise of 41.6 per cent. There were 5,731,066 trades in the equities including funds + ETPs segment,
Cboe FX saw record spot average daily volume (ADV) of USD42.6 billion in January, surpassing its previous record of USD38.2 billion ADV set in September 2014. Cboe FX’s London matching engine reached record ADV of USD9.1 billion in January, up
GCM Grosvenor has completed the final close of its Secondary Opportunities Fund II (GSF II) with USD700 million in committed capital. GSF II, which held its first close in May of 2017, reached its hard cap. Fund investors include public
PhaseCapital, the new York-based quantitative investment firm backed by Jim Pallotta, has launched its first mutual fund offering, PhaseCapital Dynamic Multi-Asset Growth Fund (PHDIX). The new fund follows the firm’s existing strategy, and primarily seeks to create long-term capital growth
Carey Olsen has advised entities managed by The Carlyle Group and affiliates of Värde Partners on the AUD1.2 billion restructure and recapitalisation of the Bis Industries group, an Australian resources logistics and materials handling provider.
