In anticipation of the implementation of Basel 3, which will commence in 2013, the investment guidelines prescribed for money market funds have been amended by the Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes – effective 1 July 2012. As a result of
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.04 per cent for the month of September. Eight of the 10 strategies recorded positive performance for the month with emerging markets (2.21 per cent) and event driven (1.67 per
Advent Software has partnered with Data Agent to provide tools to help hedge funds and hedge fund administrators meet Form PF reporting requirements. By working together, Advent and Data Agent bring together data, modern dashboards and easy-to-use management and sharing
Liontrust Asset Management PLC made a pre-tax profit of GBP1.7 million for the six months to 30 September 2011, according to the company’s latest Half Yearly report, This compares favourably with a loss of GBP3.9 million for the same period
Despite fears this year that the US municipal bond market would suffer large-scale defaults it’s held up well. Last December, banking analyst Meredith Whitney predicted hundreds of billions of dollars of defaults. So far, however, there’s only been USD2.8billion in
Ramius, the alternative investment management business of Cowen Group, has published a report on the liquid alternative investment space with a particular focus on managed futures investing. The report, co-authored by Ramius Trading Strategies chief executive officer William Marr (pictured)
SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has launched GoTrade+, a flexible middle-office service for complex investment portfolios. GoTrade+ supports post-trade activities of complex traded transactions including bilateral and cleared OTC derivatives, listed derivatives, loans and
After a period of “risk on” in the first quarter of 2012, the second quarter proved to be the complete opposite, says Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges. The future of the
Interdealer broker and provider of post trade and information services ICAP has launched a joint credit derivatives rating service with Rapid Ratings, an alternative rating, research and analytics firm. The new product brings together two independent sources of information to
