Trading activity at CBOE Holdings reached new all-time highs in total volume and average daily volume (ADV) in 2014. CBOE Holdings consolidated trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options ExchangeSM (C2SM) and
Singapore Exchange (SGX) derivatives trading hit records in December and the whole of 2014, while securities activities grew in December but declined overall during the last year. Total securities trading value was USD22 billion, up 8.2% from a year earlier;
During the last two weeks of December, hedge funds erased the bulk of the losses recorded earlier in December, when risk aversion was elevated, according to Lyxor. CTAs were again the best performers, in a remake of the patterns observed
With As the first AIFMD reporting deadline for many managers of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) looming large on 30 January 2015, firms may turn to outsourcing to meet their obligations. A survey conducted by the Financial Services team of Moore
Just one of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes recorded positive performance in December. The IQ Hedge Global Macro Beta Index returned 0.79% for the month while the other six indexes all saw negative returns.
The amount of catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) issued reached a record level in 2014, according to Artemis.bm. Artemis.bm recorded USD8.8 billion of new catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities issuance in 2014 in its Deal Directory, the highest level
DW Partners has assumed the role of manager for two hedge funds previously managed by Brevan Howard, totalling more than USD5 billion in assets, effective 1 January, 2015. DW served as the investment manager for the vehicles with responsibility
During the last two weeks of December, hedge funds erased the bulk of the losses recorded earlier in December, when risk aversion was elevated. CTAs were again the best performers, in a remake of the patterns observed throughout the year (+4.7%from 16
One of the inherent risks to investing in hedge funds is the inherent volatility of performance. A top fund today might be the worst tomorrow. In Preqin’s latest November Hedge Fund Spotlight report, which looks at this year’s top 100
ML Capital, investment manager to the MontLake UCITS Platform, has launched the North MaxQ Macro UCITS Fund. North Asset Management, a London based independent alternative asset manager, has managed the North MaxQ Macro investment strategy for more than 10 years.
