The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index increased 0.06 per cent in June and is up 2.10 per cent year-to-date, according to the Hennessee Group. In June the S&P 500 gained 3.96 per cent (8.66 per cent YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial
Simon Brazier (pictured), Threadneedle Investments’ Head of UK Equities, has commenced managing
Following a 1.50% drop in October, managed futures gained 0.11% in November according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index remains down 3.09%. “In spite of a gut-wrenching reversal from risk-off to risk-on in the last
Hedge funds gained 2.11% in September, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 7.30% year to date. "The Fed's decision to delay tapering surprised investors and drove equity prices higher through mid-month," says
The European funds industry suffered redemptions of EUR3.6bn in May, reducing the total for net sales over the year-to-date to EUR108.8bn, according to Lipper’s latest FundFlash report. The picture looked even grimmer for long-term funds (excluding money market funds) as
Total capital invested in the hedge fund industry regained the USD2 trillion milestone to conclude 2011, according to data released today by HFR (Hedge Fund Research). The industry originally eclipsed USD2 trillion in AUM in Q1 2011 and peaked at
Investec Asset Management is planning to launch a UCITS-compliant global equity contrarian fund
Babson Capital Management has appointed Ricardo Adrogue and Brigitte Posch to lead the firm’s new Emerging Market Debt investment team. Adrogue joins Babson Capital from Cabezon Investment Group, where he was a Member and Emerging Market Fixed Income portfolio manager.
EBS, ICAP’s market leading electronic FX platform, has published new dealing rules for its customers and is relaunching the EBS brand. The new dealing rules, part of a wide-ranging review of the business, have been developed following extensive consultation with
The Luxembourg funds industry continued to expand over the last 12 months despite the eurozone crisis and declines in major stock indices. The number of funds in Luxembourg rose by 4.84% to 3,833 and net sales amounted to EUR16.998bn. While
