19 Sep 2013
Automated solution to help relieve FATCA burden
Next July marks the introduction of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). To meet the demands of this far-reaching legislation,…
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US hedge funds start to branch out into 40 Act funds
By James Williams – One thing is certain: hedge fund regulation in the US is tightening and is here to stay. What remains uncertain is the…
Federal Reserve back-tracks on tapering, investors need to ignore the noise
Following the comments from Ben Bernanke in May, investors have clearly priced in some form of tapering with government bond yields having…
Mixed performance for Newedge indices in August
The Newedge CTA and Trend Indices decreased in August, finishing down 1.75 per cent and 2.53 per cent respectively. Commodity strategies,…
Funds adopt sophisticated governance solutions to meet business challenges
Fund sponsors are upgrading to more sophisticated fund governance solutions by moving beyond the friction of limited service providers to…
18 Sep 2013
European repo market recovers as banks return to the market for funding, says ICMA survey
The European repo market stands at EUR6,076bn, according to a survey by the European Repo Council of the International Capital Market…
State Street survey debunks misconceptions about alternative investment industry
Investors are leading the way in shaping the future of the alternative investment industry, according to a soon to be published global…
Barclay CTA Index down 0.68 per cent in August
Managed futures lost 0.68 per cent in August, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is down 2.41 per cent…
17 Sep 2013
Towers Watson releases secular outlook based on thematic investing
Towers Watson has produced a thematic-based secular outlook designed to set out its Global Investment Committee’s (GIC) long-run…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 0.54 per cent in August
Hedge funds lost 0.54 per cent in August, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has a positive…
Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.54 per cent in August
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.54 per cent for the month of August, with six of the 10 sub-strategies in negative…
16 Sep 2013
Apex launches capital introduction service
Apex Fund Services has marked its 10 year anniversary with the launch of its latest service, Apex Capital Introduction Services (Apex…
Commodity market increased in August amid improved macroeconomic environment
Commodities were higher in August as China's growth outlook improved and the risk of the US Federal Reserve tightening remained uncertain,…
Omni Partners launches Omni Event Fund
Omni Partners has launched an event-driven fund, the Omni Event Fund, which began trading on 1 September with USD86m of initial capital and…
13 Sep 2013
Hedge funds take in USD8.2bn in July
The hedge fund industry took in a net USD8.2bn (0.4 per cent of assets) in July, reversing a USD8.9bn outflow in June, according to…
