The European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased volumes on its power derivatives markets by 34 per cent to 323.0 TWh in January (January 2018: 240.9 TWh). In particular, EEX recorded significant growth in power futures for Germany (224.2 TWh, +
Far fewer active fund managers outperformed their benchmarks in 2018, according to an analysis of 15 key equity and bond fund segments by Scope. In fact, under a quarter of active equity funds beat benchmarks in 2018 and just 16
Hedge funds posted mixed performance for September as US bonds yields increased, with strategy gains led by fixed income- based Relative Value Arbitrage, while Macro Currency led sub-strategy performance as the US Dollar gained against the Japanese Yen. The HFRI
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2018 measured 2.73 per cent, up from 2.40 per cent in July. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2018 of 2.73 per cent was a very strong result for the hedge fund industry,
LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has reported record results for 2019 across all sales and client growth metrics tracked by the firm. This rapid growth was fuelled by a continued rise in demand for its
SaxoSelect, a digital service that enables clients of Saxo Bank to invest in pre-selected investments, has reported a 36 per cent increase in AUM for its range of Managed Trading Strategies over the third quarter. The sharp increase in
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.13 per cent in September, outperforming the -0.69 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Following an initial positive run in the first few days of the year, all of Societe Generale Prime Services’ CTA Indices were in negative territory by the end of January. The SG Trend Index was down by -3.25 per cent
Hedge funds enjoyed their strongest demand in nine months in August as investors brushed off a global equities sell-off, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator. Data drawn from more than 5,000 hedge funds in the BarclayHedge database estimated that
AlphaCentric has surpassed USD2.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). This represents a 150 per cent increase in assets in 13 months. “AlphaCentric’s growth over the last four years is a testament to the strategies that we offer investors,” says
