The OYSTER Japan Opportunities fund has posted an excellent performance over the last three years: +80.1 per cent versus +64.5 per cent for the Topix Total Return and +57.1 per cent for its peers, placing it in the first decile
The top 10 hedge funds were hit hard by US stock market performance in Q4, according to the latest addition of the S&P Global Market Intelligence Hedge Fund Tracker, In total, the top funds managed approximately USD159 billion in Q4, down USD44 billion from Q3
Against a challenging market backdrop, FUM at Man Group grew 8 per cent in 2015 to USD78.7 billion, driven by a positive investment performance of USD2.4 billion, a second year of positive net inflows (USD0.3 billion) and acquisitions. Adjusted profit
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, has launched 12 new daily WMR fixes through the eFix Matching solution, with plans to provide electronic execution for all 24 hourly WMR fixes by the end of the
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for February 2016 measured 3.27 per cent, up from 2.31 per cent in January. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for February of 2016 was 3.27 per cent, an increase from 2.31 per cent for
Hedge funds returned -2.60 per cent in January as the asset class recorded its worst monthly performance since 2012, with macro hedge funds the only top-level strategy to post positive returns at 0.98 per cent, according to Preqin. In a
Renewed selling pressure has translated into sharp losses for risk assets lately, with the European banking sector at the forefront of the selloff, according to the latest Hedge Fund Brief from Lyxor. As usual in such episodes, equities, commodities and
Powernext and the clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC) are to introduce a series of new measures throughout 2016 in order to further accelerate the positive development of the TTF futures market. In 2015, the volumes traded on the TTF
US Listed Options volumes surged in January, while average bid/ask size drops to lowest in two years, according to the January 2016 TABB Options LiquidityMatrix (OLM). “January’s stock-market pain was the options market’s gain, with US listed options volumes rising
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has reported rapid growth throughout 2015, including the expansion of its US market footprint into key geographies, and new strategic partnerships. Continued demand for Abacus’s
