After a challenging beginning in August, on the back of higher risk aversion, markets started their rebound and progressively recouped their losses, according to Philippe Ferreira, head of research at Lyxor’s Managed Account Platform. The easing of geopolitical tension in
Average daily volume (ADV) in VIX futures was 178,531 contracts during September, an increase of 21 per cent from September 2013 and a decrease of 18 per cent when compared to the record ADV in August 2014. According to CBOE,
Markets keep grinding higher with equities buoyed by corporate earnings in the US and sovereign bond yields undeterred by the appetite for risk assets. The Lyxor HFI Index was up 0.5 per cent last week, with CTA funds leading the
Equity-market risk declined broadly in the second quarter, falling by some measures to levels not seen in more than 30 years, according to the latest edition of Axioma Insight: Quarterly Risk Review. “Risk is on holiday,” says Melissa Brown, senior
The number of funds notifying the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) of their intention to privately place into Europe under AIFMD rules has broken through the 150 mark. Figures collated by the JFSC show that, as at 22 July, a
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD40 million in July, the first monthly outflow of the year, after taking in USD5.1 billion (0.2 per cent of assets) in June, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. “While hedge fund flows were
Overall agriculture producer confidence has fallen considerably since March following significant drops in commodity prices and in anticipation of record corn and soybean harvests this fall. That is according to the latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer (DTN/PF) Agriculture and Agribusiness Confidence
Hedge fund and real estate investment trust (REIT) investment in residential real estate is helping boost property values and creating rental inventory in Nashville, according to Bruce W McNeilage, founder of Kinloch Partners. McNeilage made his remarks as part of
Trading in investment products and leverage products on the European financial markets fell in the second quarter of 2014. At EUR26.4 billion, the trading volume was down 21.0 per cent compared with the previous quarter. Exchange turnover was down
August 2014 was the busiest month all-time for average daily volume and total trading volume, both exchange-wide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index). Average daily volume in VIX futures was a record 216,996 contracts
