Turnover at the cash markets of Deutsche Börse stood at EUR1.28 trillion (2013: EUR1.16 trillion), in 2014. Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate stood at EUR108.9 billion in December (December 2013: EUR85.4 billion). Of the EUR108.9 billion,
The international derivatives markets of Eurex Group ended 2014 with a turnover of approximately 2.1 billion contracts (2013: 2.2 billion contracts). The total volume for 2014 splits into 1.5 billion contracts traded at Eurex Exchange (2013: 1.6 billion) and 607.4
Three of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) six investable Long/Short Equity Indices, recorded positive performance in December. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and
Total hedge funds assets increased 1.8% in November to USD3.070 trillion, according to eVestment’s Hedge Fund Asset Flows report for November 2014. Performance gains accounted for the majority of the asset increase, however after two months of negative investor sentiment,
Barring an unexpected global or financial event, hedge funds are positioned for another year of solid growth as institutional investors seek to gain alternative exposures to traditional equity and fixed income markets. That’s according to eVestment which expects asset flows into
Friday, 19 December 2014 was Euronext’s most active day in terms of trading in 2014 and the most active day on its market since March 2011. Some EUR15.986 billion was traded across all its cash products: equities; ETFs; warrants
In the last full trading week of the year, the closing of the books was crudely interrupted by a crossover from chaos in the energy markets, accompanied by a total collapse in the Russian Rouble, says Tim Edwards, Index Investment
There will winners and losers in 2015 as the wealth and asset management tackles regulatory change and a number of other challenges, says Ernst & Young (EY). According to the firm’s outlook for next year, regulatory-driven change will see remuneration
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for December 2014 measured 5.87%, up from 5.05% in November. “In line with other year-end averages, December forward redemptions represented a 12 month-high, with the bulk of activity falling in the under 1 month
By Chris Humphries, Managing Director, Stuarts Walker Hersant, Attorneys-at-Law – The Cayman Islands continues to be the leading offshore jurisdiction for mutual funds and hedge funds. Its position as the premier jurisdiction is as a result of innovative legislation and
