07 May 2015
Hedge funds step up financing of the economy, says AIMA paper
Hedge fund firms and other alternative asset managers are playing an increasingly important role in financing the economy, according to a…
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06 May 2015
Unigestion sees marked improvement in hedge fund managers’ approach to ESG
Institutional asset manager Unigestion has reported ‘encouraging’ results from a survey of hedge fund and private asset managers it invests…
05 May 2015
Hedge fund assets up 0.35% in March
Total hedge fund assets increased 0.35 per cent in March of 2015 bringing the industry’s total assets under management to USD3.101…
27 Apr 2015
CFA Institute study calls for standardisation, simplification and transparency within shadow banking sector
A new global study on alternative channels for capital from shadow banking provides a unique investor perspective on what it will take for…
T+2 to become global settlement cycle, says Omgeo study
Eighty per cent of respondents to a survey by Omgeo, a subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) believe T+2…
22 Apr 2015
Managed Futures funds lead hedge fund industry at end of Q1 2015
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of -0.17 per cent in March to end Q1 2015 +1.23 per cent, according to eVestment’s…
15 Apr 2015
Alternative funds under administration up 16.5% in 2014
Alternative assets under administration (AUA) stood at USD6.862 trillion at the end of 2014, compared to USD5.873 trillion at the end of…
14 Apr 2015
Intraday auctions provide alternative to dark pools, says new white paper
A new white paper from Neonet Securities and LiquidMetrix analyses the likely impacts and opportunities surrounding the introduction of…
13 Apr 2015
Commodities outlook for 2015: The four key sectors
Oil – According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) US oil production increased by 1.2m barrels per day last year to 8.7m…
Focus on CapEx cuts to deep-water production
The last six months have been turbulent times for crude oil. On 17 March, WTI futures fell to USD42.63 – their lowest level since March…
Soybean and sugar boom in response to dollar strength
“We’re dealing with a global glut of soybeans compared to what we’ve seen in years past,” states Nicole Thomas (pictured), Commodity…
Could El Niño drive up grain prices in 2015?
The price of wheat and corn fell quite substantially last year, mainly on the back of strong planting and favourable weather. Between April…
10 Apr 2015
Hedge funds down 0.17% in March
Aggregate hedge fund performance was down slightly at -0.17% in March, although hedge funds beat the S&P 500 for the quarter, up +1.23%…
07 Apr 2015
Fund managers bullish on equities, alts; bearish on bonds
Despite their continued uncertainty over the outlook for global economic improvement in 2015, fund managers remain optimistic about…
Cayman Islands – Best Hedge Fund Services Jurisdiction
When it comes to representing the offshore hedge fund industry, the Cayman Islands remains the clear choice among practitioners and fund…
