Ahead of the release of the IEA’s Oil Market Report on Friday, 16 January, Optima’s Graham Martin gives his assessment of the oil market for investors… With such a fall in oil prices investors tend to stay on the sidelines till
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,
Following the strong win by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Japanese General Election, John Vail (pictured), Chief Global Strategist, Nikko Asset Management, sees further boosts for Japan from corporate profits moving through to wage rises… In our view, the LDP
Global assets under management* of the private real estate industry have reached USD742bn, an all-time high for the industry, and up from USD697bn as of the end of 2013. Preqin’s Andrew Moylan takes a look at the latest stats on
The November 2014 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR6,544 million (+22.3% compared to November 2013), according to the exchange’s latest performance update. The average daily volumes on equity index derivatives during the month
Trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) totalled 85.57 million contracts in November. Average daily volume (ADV) was 4.50 million contracts, a two-per
Canada’s derivatives markets are appealing to a broad range of domestic and international investors, with growing interest in using the country’s futures and options markets to generate income, make directional plays and manage risk exposures for fixed income and equity
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has approved China Merchants Securities (UK) Limited (CMS) for category 2, associate broker clearing membership. CMS has also been approved as a member of LME Clear, the LME’s new clearing house. “We welcome CMS to
Hedge fund capital invested in Emerging Markets (EM) posted a narrow gain for the third quarter as EM, Currency and Commodity Volatility all increased driven by geopolitical and macroeconomic developments. Total hedge fund capital invested in EM hedge funds increased
Ahead of OPEC’s next meeting on Thursday 27 November, Graham Martin, Managing Director at Optima Investment Management (Europe) provides his view on the impact discussions around the levels of oil production may have on investors… It's likely the market is
