S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched a new family of Global Inflation-Linked Sovereign Indices to effectively measure inflation-linked country debt within these classifications. The launch of the S&P Global Sovereign Inflation-Linked Bond Indices is part of S&P DJI’s
There are some commodities that investors rarely overlook when building their exposure to the complex: gold and energy commodities being top of the list. Agricultural commodities just aren’t as popular. This baffles people like Sal Gilbertie, president, CIO and co-founder
The price of wheat and corn fell quite substantially last year, mainly on the back of strong planting and favourable weather. Between April and September, the price of corn futures fell from USD5.00 a bushel to USD3.30 a bushel. This
“We’re dealing with a global glut of soybeans compared to what we’ve seen in years past,” states Nicole Thomas (pictured), Commodity Analyst for McKeany-Flavell. “In the US last year we saw phenomenal yields; we’re sitting at 385m bushels.” From a
The last six months have been turbulent times for crude oil. On 17 March, WTI futures fell to USD42.63 – their lowest level since March 2009 – whilst Brent crude futures moved close to a six-year low of USD53 a
Oil – According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) US oil production increased by 1.2m barrels per day last year to 8.7m barrels per day: the biggest annual change in US field production of crude oil in over a
To address the changing dynamics of the fund services industry, SunGard is expanding its transfer agency capabilities by adding a full-service industry utility offering to its managed services suite. The key catalyst for this expansion is SunGard’s acquisition of the
Hedge funds posted gains in March to conclude a strong Q1 2015, with performance driven by strong macro trends in Currency and Commodity markets, complemented by broad-based gains and positioning in event driven, equity hedge and fixed income-based relative value
Three of the four managed futures indices calculated by Societe Generale Prime Services recovered their positive performance in March after February’s retreat, with the Newedge CTA Index enjoying its second strongest quarter since 2008 – up 5.79 per cent. The
Options trading volume at TOM MTF rose to 7,990,014 contracts in Q1 2015, which equates to a 55% increase versus Q1 2014. This sharp growth has resulted in an overall options trading market share of 45% for the quarter, versus
