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More and more traders are discovering the capital savings they can receive by trading Swap Spreads using a CME-cleared Interest Rate Swap and CME Treasury Futures – a popular example of this is the "Invoice Swap" or "Invoice Spread".
These swaps may eliminate a substantial portion of Dodd-Frank margin costs. To find out how to implement this trade and unlock potential savings, read our brief paper on how it works.
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG DataMetrics, a set of ESG scores, indicators and data to facilitate quantitative analysis, development of proprietary ESG models and reporting on ESG and portfolio footprint analysis.
Remy Briand, Managing Director and Head of MSCI Index and ESG Research, says: “With investor awareness on ESG issues growing and the market maturing, there is a clear need both for access to the underlying metrics that support MSCI ESG Research’s analyst assessments as well as for historical data. Clients have requested access to quantitative ESG data and metrics in order to better facilitate ESG integration and analysis. We
Manulife Investments has added two new options to its line-up of Manulife Private Investment Pools – Manulife US Fixed Income Private Trust, and Manulife Global Balanced Private Trust.
Mawer Investment Management Ltd. respectively are both offered in a trust structure as follows:
Manulife US Fixed Income Private Trust, which will be managed by Manulife Asset Management (US), is a highly flexible approach to investing in the world's largest and most dynamic credit market. The Pool seeks to provide long-term total return consisting of income and the potential for capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of US investment grade
The hedge fund industry took in a net USD10.0 billion (0.5% of assets) in August, building on an USD8.2 billion inflow in July, based on data from 3,340 funds, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs.
“Year to date, the hedge fund industry has taken in a net USD45.0 billion, a hefty turnaround from the USD3.6 billion outflow for January-August 2012,” says Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “Industry assets stood at USD2.0 trillion in August, just below the five-year high of USD2.1 trillion set in September 2008.”
The TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Hedge Fund Flow Report noted that Equity Long Only hedge funds
Dr Laurence Wormald (pictured), head of buy side risk research at SunGard, comments on the impact of the US debt ceiling…
US sovereign default is a very big deal, although the government shutdown has had only a mild effect on investors’ view of the US equities markets. The VIX “fear index” is at 19% which is below where it was last December. The biggest effect so far has been on short-term USD rates, which have already spiked from 2 basis points to over 9 bp yesterday.
Remember that the “Fiscal Cliff” was resolved with a short-term fix at 02.00
Kinetic Partners has unveiled its ‘AIFMD checklist’ for use by compliance and risk departments within both full-scope Alternative Investment fund managers (AIFMs) and small authorised/registered UK AIFMs.
The list has been designed to give firms an accurate picture of their progress along the road to meeting the AIFMD regulations.
Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm, is working with a range of firms in the alternative investment market globally to help them achieve AIFMD compliance. The checklist has been developed from Kinetic Partner’s experience of real-life challenges faced by firms as they adapt and review their businesses in respect
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the Broad Index) finished up 1.27% in September, with all bar two of the ten sub-strategies finishing the month in positive territory.
Dedicated Short Bias was the biggest loser finishing down 5.52%, while Managed Futures (-0.15%) was the other sub-strategy to record negative performance.
Long/Short Equity meanwhile was the top performer with a return of 2.64%, followed by Event Driven (1.45%), Multi-Strategy (1.42%) and Emerging Markets (1.28%).
Michael Bodson (pictured), President and Chief Executive Officer of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), is joining Omgeo’s Board of Managers as Chairman.
Bodson assumes the role from Andrew Gray, Managing Director of Core Business Management at DTCC, who will remain a member of the Board. In addition, Joan Binstock, Chief Financial and Operations Officer at Lord Abbett & Co joins as a member of the Board.
The Board of Managers plays a vital role in the governance and oversight of Omgeo and its product and service development. Board members are responsible for representing the interests of the firm’s
There is room for a further “sell-off” of emerging market currencies, because countries with large external imbalances, such as Turkey (TRY), India (INR), Brazil (BRL), South Africa (ZAR) and Indonesia (IDR) remain vulnerable to rising US yields, says Macelo Assalin (pictured), lead portfolio manager, emerging market debt local currency strategies at ING Investment International…
Rising US rates pose a significant additional challenge for these countries when trying to attract the portfolio inflows needed to finance their external accounts, and can also face significant outflows should market conditions worsen. Therefore, a further sell-off cannot be ruled out. Despite this, we are
TresVista, a provider of customised financial services, has formed a strategic partnership with Bowline Capital Partners, a European boutique advisory firm with a merchant banking ethos.
The partnership will see TresVista become an integral part of Bowline's execution and business development efforts. It is expected to boost TresVista's presence in Europe while also offering its private equity client base enhanced value through Bowline's extensive investor base and global deal flow.
Lukas Kolff, Managing Partner of Bowline, says: "We're very excited to expand our partnership with TresVista, who have previously provided quality support on deals. We are now delighted to more deeply integrate
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