Returns for the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Indices suggest that hedge funds produced positive returns across strategies in July generating their strongest performance to date in 2010. The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 3.12 per cent
Artemis Investment Management has promoted Nick Shenton and Andy Marsh, co-managers alongside Adrian Frost of the GBP5.5 billion Artemis Income Fund and of a further GBP3.6 billion in other UK equity income mandates, to partner with immediate effect. Shenton has
Three periods of volatility in 2018, the last of which (in December) caused the biggest drop in US equities since the 1930s, were welcome news for convertible arbitrage fund managers. Simply put, the rise in volatility acts as a positive
Hoare Capital Markets, the independent agency broker and financial training provider, has hired two people with experience and contacts in both European and emerging markets. Gianluca Lesina will join the fixed income team and has 13 years of experience in
JP Morgan’s active tri-party repo clients have successfully completed the transition to three-way trade confirmation as mandated by the Tri-Party Repo Market Infrastructure Reform Task Force. By value, 99% of all tri-party repos booked daily through JP Morgan are now
NYSE Euronext has reported net income of USD184m or USD0.70 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2010, compared to a net loss of USD182m or USD0.70 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2009. Results for
The fund has achieved more than quadruple the amount in total returns than would have been achieved by an investor placing money in an overnight deposit during the same period.
The Qbasis Futures Fund, the first managed futures exchange-traded fund, has been given the go-ahead by the Financial Services Authority to be marketed in the UK. Originally launched on 1 April on the Hamburg stock exchange, the Qbasis Futures Fund
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 1.30 % in January. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Special Situations Index (+3.60%), Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias Index (+3.00%) and Lyxor Fixed Income Index (+2.56%). The Lyxor Hedge
