The LuxHedge Global UCITS Index fell by 1.64 per cent during August, one of the worst monthly performances experienced in years. This strong decline reflects the catastrophic trend exhibited by the global markets. The equity markets massively suffered with -9.10
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and RepRisk have formed a strategic partnership allowing ISS to offer environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) solutions from RepRisk. ISS will offer clients – including asset owners, investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and custodian banks
Using information from the recently released Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets H2 2015, Preqin explores institutional investors’ objectives, satisfaction with returns and activity within the real estate asset class in this extract from Preqin Real Estate Spotlight. Investor objectives for
At the turn of the month, hedge funds rebounded as market conditions improved. The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.4 per cent last week, following a 3.3 per cent drawdown in August. Year to date, hedge funds have demonstrated
Exchange turnover in investment products and leverage products decreased slightly in the second quarter of 2015 on Europe’s financial markets. Compared with the first three months of the year, volume was down marginally by 2 per cent to EUR 38.6 billion. However,
Bedell Trust has expanded its international presence through the acquisition of a majority stake in Singapore Trust Company Pte Ltd (STC), a fiduciary and corporate services business in Singapore. STC which was incorporated in 1996, was the first trust company
Treasury reforms, financial innovation and growing demand is driving interest in Australia’s hedge fund industry, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association. Currently managing AUD96.9 billion (US$67 billion) in assets, according to the
Markit, a provider of financial information services, has completed its acquisition of DealHub, a leading provider of trade processing and trading services to the foreign exchange market. The acquisition complements Markit’s growing business in FX and enables Markit to offer
August was a very volatile month for capital markets. Risk assets sold off without a corresponding offsetting rally in traditional safe-haven assets, such as sovereign bonds or the US dollar. The MSCI World index was down 6.6 per cent while
In this excerpt from Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015, we take a closer look at how investors source and select new investment opportunities, based on the results of our interviews with over 100 investors in hedge funds. As
