07 Oct 2013
EDHEC-Risk Institute and Lyxor launch research chair
EDHEC-Risk Institute and Lyxor are launching a three-year research chair entitled “Risk Allocation Solutions” to develop academic insights…
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US money market funds boost European exposure by 16 per cent
US-dollar prime money market funds (MMFs) have increased their total exposure to European financial institutions by 16 per cent (USD27bn)…
06 Oct 2013
ESMA AIFM guidelines far from clear
Glynn Barwick (pictured), regulatory lawyer and counsel for Goodwin Procter LLP's Financial Services Practice in London, comments on the…
04 Oct 2013
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.96 per cent in September
Hedge funds posted gains in September with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.96 per cent and the HFRX Market Directional Index up 2.23…
All seven IndexIQ hedge fund replication indices positive in September
All seven of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes recorded positive returns in…
03 Oct 2013
The Carlyle Group closes EUR335m European CLO
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed a EUR335m collateralised loan obligation (CLO) fund, the firm’s second new-issue CLO…
Credit Suisse LAB Index up 1.39 per cent in September
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was up 1.39% in September with all bar one of the sub strategies recording positive…
Equity-hedged and event-driven managers likely winners for 2013, says GAM
Many equity-hedged and event-driven hedge funds have continued to hold and increase positions during September, and were rewarded as…
Agecroft Partners to donate Hedgeopolis New York profits to a charitable trust
02 Oct 2013
Déjà vu… Another US budget deadline
Following the news that the US government has failed to agree a budget, Joanna Shatney, Head of US Large Cap Equities shares her views on…
Alter Domus launches fund administration operation in France
Alter Domus, a fund and corporate services provider dedicated to private equity houses and real estate firms, has set up operations in…
Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices all positive in September
All six Market Vectors Investable Hedge Fund Beta Indices produced positive returns in September, according to figures released by Market…
CBOE launches short-term volatility index
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has created a new benchmark volatility index – the CBOE S&P 500 Short-Term Volatility Index…
01 Oct 2013
Banque Morval awards Russia and Eastern Europe equity advisory mandate to EC Elbrus Capital
Banque Morval has awarded a specialist equity advisory mandate to EC Elbrus Capital Investments effective 1 October 2013. EC Elbrus is…
Beyond taperophobia: Emerging markets revisited
Stephen Cohen, Head of Investment Strategy at iShares, looks at the future for emerging markets… It’s been a tough year for emerging…
