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London-based Threadneedle has decided to launch the Absolute Emerging Market Macro Fund for its head of emerging market debt, Richard House reports Citywire Global.
The Greenwich Composite Investable Index gained 0.29 per cent in August in tumultuous market conditions, with returns from arbitrage and futures managers contributing the most to performance.
Six of nine Greenwich investable indices moved higher on the month, as some strategy groups turned in their best performance so far this year.
The Greenwich Investable Futures Index was the best performer for the month, gaining 3.56 per cent as trend-following strategies capitalised on moves in fixed income and commodities.
The Greenwich Investable Arbitrage Index posted the second best results, advancing 1.86 per cent.
The Greenwich Long-Short Equity Investable Index declined by
100 Women in Hedge Funds, a non-profit organisation for professionals in the alternatives industry, has raised nearly GBP500,000 at its London Gala event which took place last night at the historic Middle Temple Hall.
The event was attended by over 200 leaders from across the hedge fund industry.
The net proceeds will go to support Centrepoint, a national charity that works to improve the lives of young homeless people.
The organisation also presented Geraldine Sundstrom of Brevan Howard Asset Management with its 2010 European Industry Leadership Award.
HRH Prince William of Wales attended the gala. Prince William became a
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of defendants Rodney W. Whitney, Nicholas T. Cox and Integra Capital Management of North Carolina.
The order, entered on 29 September by Judge Thomas D. Schroeder of the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, also prohibits defendants from destroying books and records and grants CFTC staff access to such documents.
The court scheduled a hearing for 15 October on the CFTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction.
The order stems from a CFTC enforcement action charging the defendants with fraud and
Football frenzy gripped South Africa in the months of June and July but the real flurry lies in the aftermath of the World Cup.
Africa is the new frontier for hedge fund investors. The only developed market is that of South Africa and by international terms it is miniscule.
The growth of the South African hedge fund industry in recent years and the overall development of the country’s institutional investment sector have prompted increased demand for PerTrac Fin
Africa is enormous, comprising a fifth of the world’s total landmass; it is also enormously diverse.
Northern Trust has expanded its automated solutions for investment operations outsourcing clients to cover processing of syndicated bank loans, which are growing as an alternative asset allocation by specialist investment managers.
The implementation of Markit WSO Services on Northern Trust’s Investment Operations Outsourcing platform offers efficiency in trade capture and position reporting as well as cash management for investment managers that use syndicated bank loans in fixed income and hedging strategies.
Northern Trust Investment Operations Outsourcing provides middle- and back-office services such as trade services, performance measurement, client reporting, fund accounting and custody to investment managers worldwide.
"As clients increase
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