10 Feb 2014
CBOE Holdings reports best Q4 results ever
CBOE Holdings has reported its best fourth quarter results ever, as well as record revenue and earnings for the full-year 2013, marking the…
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Fitch awards Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund a ‘strong’ fund quality rating
Financial research firm Fitch Ratings has awarded the GBP2.5bn Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund a “Strong” Fund Quality Rating…
07 Feb 2014
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index down 0.4 per cent in January
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down only 0.4 per cent in January, outperforming the MSCI World Index, which was down 3.8 per cent.Eight…
Millionaire investors identify real estate as most popular alt asset class
The majority (77 per cent) of millionaire investors say they own real estate while 35 per cent say they own a related investment, real…
06 Feb 2014
Two out of seven IndexIQ hedge fund replication indices positive in January
Just two of IndexIQ’s family of seven investable hedge fund indices recorded positive returns in January.The IQ Hedge Global Macro Beta…
Emerging market weakness in early January triggers broad de-risking by month-end, says GAM
Hedge fund managers began January broadly expecting the successful themes of the previous quarter to remain prevalent, according to Anthony…
05 Feb 2014
Extension of BVI approved manager regime
By Michael Doyle (pictured), senior associate, Harneys – Investment Business (Approved Manager) Regulations, 2012 (Old Regulations) came…
Global legislation drives improvements in due diligence
“By allowing managers of non-BVI funds to apply for the Approved Manager license it simply strengthens the BVI product even more,” comments…
Cracking the operational blueprint
Over the last 24 months, fund administrator Drake Fund Advisors, an emerging market specialist with approximately USD900million in AuA, has…
BVI funds – structuring trends and developments
By Simon Schilder, Partner, Ogier – Whilst the twin challenges of investor capital continuing to favour established investment managers and…
Extension opens door to managers with non-BVI funds
On 2 January 2014, an extension to the BVI’s Approved Manager regime was brought into legal force. When this lighter touch regulation was…
All Scientific Beta indices now have full transparency
ERI Scientific Beta has announced that all 2,958 smart beta indices available on its platform are now available with full transparency.This…
Credit Suisse LAB Index down 0.94 per cent in January
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was down 0.94 per cent in January.The event driven strategy was the strongest…
04 Feb 2014
All six Market Vectors hedge fund beta indices down in January
All six of Market Vectors’ investable hedge fund beta indices returned negative performance in January.The MV Emerging Markets L/S Equity…
Research will be paid from management fees, say European equity buy-side firms
European equity buy-side firms are struggling to pay for research by order flow alone, with nearly two-thirds saying research will…
