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NYSE Liffe, the global derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, has gained the first broker headquartered in the People’s Republic of China through its Hong Kong subsidiary. GF Futures (Hong Kong) Co Ltd became a trading member of NYSE Liffe on 14 July 2011.
Dr XIAO Cheng, the General Manager of GF Futures, says: “We are honoured to be the first Chinese broker to become a member of NYSE Liffe. This will give us a better understanding of the European market. Being a member of NYSE Liffe offers our customers the access to international market as well as being a
- 18/07/2011
- 18/07/2011
The RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of -1.24 per cent. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to 0.57 per cent. These returns are estimated and will be finalised by the middle of next month. The return for May 2011 has been finalised at -0.81 per cent.
The RBC Hedge 250 Index is a non-investable benchmark of the performance of the hedge fund industry. The Index operates in accordance with a unique construction methodology. The Universe on which the Index is based currently consists of 4,080 hedge funds (excludes funds of hedge funds) with aggregate assets
- 18/07/2011
Despite negative markets in June, hedge funds were able to attract new assets, with an estimated USD5.6 billion flowing into the space during the month.
Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co, LLC, says: "The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index fell 1.36% in June, with eight out of ten sectors posting negative performance for the month. Managed Futures continued to experience trading losses, falling -3.07%. Conversely, the Dedicated Short Bias strategy, which includes funds aiming to capitalize on deteriorating stock prices, was the best performing sector for the month, finishing up 1.57%.
"Despite overall negative performance, the
- 18/07/2011
- 18/07/2011
Investors are increasingly looking to gold as a safe haven as the US Dollar, Pound Sterling and the Euro continue to devalue against stronger currencies such as those of Canada, Australia, Norway and Switzerland, says Angelos Damaskos (pictured), CEO of Sector Investment Managers and fund advisor to the Junior Gold Fund…
Sovereign debt problems in the developed world persist and continue to hamper economic growth. Quantitative easing is the easy solution but rising inflation creates a headache for central bankers.
Gold has now reached a new all-time high. Shares in gold mining companies are equities first and proxies for
- 18/07/2011
Based on the declarations of acceptance booked and/or submitted so far by custodian banks for the offer from Alpha Beta Netherlands Holding NV to shareholders of Deutsche Börse AG in connection with the planned combination of Deutsche Börse with NYSE Euronext the minimum acceptance threshold of 75 per cent has been exceeded (completion conditions pursuant to section 14.1 (a) of the offer document published on 4 May 2011). The preliminary acceptance rate currently stands at above 80 per cent.
The preliminary acceptance rate can either rise further or fall depending on instructions that were submitted on time but have not
- 18/07/2011
ProShares has launched the ProShares Hedge Replication ETF (HDG). HDG’s benchmark is based on Merrill Lynch’s recognised hedge fund replication model. The ETF lists on NYSE Arca today.
HDG seeks to provide the risk/return characteristics of a broad universe of hedge funds without many of the challenges of hedge fund investing. Historically, a broad universe of hedge funds, as measured by the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, has had attractive risk-adjusted returns relative to equities (past performance is not a guarantee of future results). However, there are many deterrents to investing in hedge funds, such as illiquidity, limited transparency and
- 18/07/2011
GLG Partners, now part of Man Group Plc, this week announced the launch of their 10th UCITS fund since July ‘09.
- 17/07/2011
UCITS attracted nearly EUR23billion in net sales for May, up slightly from EUR21billion in April.
- 17/07/2011
John Locke Investments, the independent CTA operating out of Fountainebleau, this week announced the launch of an onsho
- 17/07/2011
Ratings agency Fitch has issued a two-pronged attack on European Absolute Return funds, branding them “prone to performance disappointment” and al
- 17/07/2011
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