Hedge funds posted the first monthly decline in five months in October, as uncertainty over the outcome and impact of US political elections and the ongoing European sovereign debt and banking crisis increased financial market volatility and further reduced investor
Bridgehampton Capital Management, a manager of long-biased hedged and unhedged investment partnerships and privately managed accounts, has launched its first mutual fund, the Bridgehampton Value Strategies Fund. The new fund seeks higher returns and lower volatility than the S&P 500
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) processed approximately USD19trn in securities transactions last week during the events of Superstorm Sandy. During and since this time period, DTCC has remained operational from its multiple out-of region facilities. The company’s New
Nine Lyxor strategy indices out of 14 ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor Long/Short Credit Arbitrage Index (+1.7 per cent), the Convertible Arbitrage Index (+0.5 per cent), and the Distressed Index (+0.6 per cent). The Lyxor
NYSE Euronext has announced the 2013 holiday calendar and early closing dates for its European markets. NYSE Euronext’s European cash markets, including NYSE Arca Europe and SmartPool Trading, and its derivatives markets will be open Monday to Friday through 2013
AXA Private Equity announced this week the opening of its first China office in the country’s capital, Beijing. This continues the firm’s expansion in Asia having opened its first office in Singapore in 2005. It has since deployed USD1.3billion of
Schroders’ Virginie Maisonneuve (pictured), Head of Global and International Equities comments on the once-in-a-decade leadership transition in China, which is set to be unveiled at the party conference. The implications for China and the global economy are significant and that the
The Eurex KOSPI Product traded 352,562 contracts on 7 November 2012 – a new daily record since the June 2012 introduction of the 500,000 KRW contract multiplier. The trading value of this daily record equals 121 billion Korean Won.
Cantab Capital Partners, the systematic global macro manager, has closed its flagship CCP Quantitative strategy to new investors. The strategy was launched in 2007; it currently manages USD4.5bn in assets. Ewan Kirk, chief investment officer and founding partner of
Currensee has launched its Trade Leaders Investment Program for institutional clients and their investors. HedgeCo Securities LLC, a subsidiary of HedgeCo Networks, will also be introducing the Currensee Trade Leaders Investment Program to its growing network of institutional investors. For
