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RSR Capital, a Singapore-based volatility hedge fund manager established in August 2010 is returning money to e
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Japan’s biggest life insurer, Nippon Life Insurance Co, which holds around USD640billion of assets, plans to invest more in privat
- 16/12/2011
Capstone Investment Advisors has closed its Singapore office, its only Asian footprint, and decided to centralize its trading operations in London and its New York headquarters reported FINalter
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Hugh Hendry’s China short hedge fund, which seeks to profit from a Chinese slowdown by shorting the credit of companies with exposure to the mainland has proved to be one
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Financial Risk Management (FRM), a global hedge fund investment specialist, has established a strategic partnership with Itajubá International, a Brazilian alternatives specialist, to provide institutional investors in Brazil with access to global best of breed hedge funds.
As part of this relationship, FRM and Itajubá Investimentos, a Brazilian distributor owned by partners of Itajubá International, have recently launched the only Brazilian mutual fund which invests the majority of its assets in a global portfolio of offshore hedge funds.
FRM Global Hedge Fund FIM, when registered with the CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission), will be available to super qualified
- 15/12/2011
Commodities alternative investment manager J E Moody has joined dbSelect, Deutsche Bank’s platform for accessing liquid hedge fund strategies.
The move allows investors to access J E Moody’s Commodity Relative Value (CRV) Program in a transparent, safe, liquid and efficient manner through Deutsche Bank’s dbSelect platform. Managed investment platforms allow hedge fund managers to offer multiple ways of accessing investment strategies, including UCITS, whilst reducing risk and increasing liquidity for investors.
J E Moody currently has over USD170 million in assets under management and recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its CRV Program. The CRV Program is a highly
- 15/12/2011
In the wake of inflationary pressure, the on-going loosening by China of its monetary policy is likely to be a key catalyst in ensuring the outperformance of emerging market equities compared to developed markets. However, with the crisis in the Eurozone spreading out further towards the core countries in the monetary union, earnings in the region are set to decline by up to 10%, says Maarten-Jan Bakkum (pictured), Senior Emerging Market Strategist, ING Investment Management…
China’s easing of its monetary policy may well be the catalyst for outperformance of emerging market equities versus developed markets. This comes in the wake
- 15/12/2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.44% in November. Year-to-date performance as of November 2011 is -6.26%.
The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral Index (+0.77%), Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+0.66%) and Lyxor CTA Short Term Index (+0.47%).
The Lyxor Hedge Indices are investable, asset-weighted indices, designed to offer investors straightforward access to hedge fund performance. The indices are based on Lyxor’s managed account platform that covers all the major hedge fund strategies and benefits from a high level of transparency and risk control, while ensuring weekly liquidity.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Chicago area options trader Gary S Bell with violating short selling restrictions when he failed to locate and deliver the shares involved in short sales to broker-dealers and their institutional customers.
Bell agreed to pay more than USD2 million to settle the SEC’s charges.
According to the SEC’s order instituting administrative proceedings, Bell violated the “locate” and “close out” requirements of Regulation SHO, which require market participants to locate a source of borrowable shares prior to selling short and to deliver those securities by a specified date. Market makers who ensure liquidity in
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PerTrac has published the latest version of its Investment Statistics: A Reference Guide. This comprehensive guide provides investors best practices for measuring performance and analysing risk using investment statistics.
Many qualitative factors go into selecting a hedge fund – the manager’s experience, the quality of back-office operations and the funds overall compliance standards to name a few. Equally important are the quantitative factors. The guide discusses in clear, succinct language how to use key investment metrics to evaluate the quantitative aspects of a fund’s performance.
PerTrac’s Investment Statistics: A Reference Guide is intended for investment professionals and explains such
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