11 Jun 2013
Fine wine flat as a pancake in May
May was a quiet month in terms of price movements for fine wine although volumes remained reasonable. The Liv-ex 100 index fell by 0.3 per…
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Dominion Corporate Group rebranded as Crestbridge
Dominion Corporate Group, a financial services firm with offices in Jersey and Luxembourg, has unveiled a new name – Crestbridge – having…
10 Jun 2013
Hedge funds up for fifth consecutive month, says Lyxor
Nine Lyxor strategy indices out of 14 ended May in positive territory, led by the Special Situations Index (+3.05 per cent), the Lyxor…
S&P Emerging Markets Volatility Short-Term Futures Index is launched
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P Emerging Markets Volatility Short-Term Futures Index. The index, part of the S&P…
Hedge funds gain in May as bonds, currency fall
Hedge funds posted their seventh consecutive monthly gain in May and the 11th gain in the last twelve months as strong performance in…
07 Jun 2013
Efma and Oliver Wyman identify key trends in European retail credit market
A report from Efma and Oliver Wyman reveals that the general slowing of retail credit growth in the last few years has hidden significant…
Industry gathers for Hedgeweek USA Awards 2013
The Hedgeweek USA Awards 2013 presented last night in New York City brought together the leading names in the US hedge funds industry to…
06 Jun 2013
Report sets out Britain’s food production challenges over next 20 years
“Feeding the Future”, an agricultural innovation report supported by the Technology Strategy Board, sets outs Britain's future food…
Using the right tools is vital in assessing toxicity
Interview with Chris Jenkins, managing director, Tora Trading AsiaWhat is toxicity and how is it measured? Toxicity in trading terms is…
Dark Pools deliver price improvement and anonymity
By James Williams – With dark pools appearing a lot more in media headlines this year, understanding some of the benefits, and risks, for…
BI-SAM expands operations in London
BI-SAM, a provider of data management, performance, attribution, risk, composites and reporting solutions for the global asset management…
AlphaY plugs liquidity gap using derivatives & Delta One hedging flows
The decision for Société Générale to launch a dark pool trading platform, AlphaY, in April 2012 arose from a desire to access liquidity in…
Not all dark pools are created equal
Under current MiFID regulation, pre-trade transparency waivers are used to allow non-displayed trading venues to forego the need to publish…
Volumes grow but will regulation dampen spirits?
By James Williams – Dark pools exist in a variety of forms to serve a variety of clients. In the US they are referred to as an alternative…
IndexIQ hedge fund replication indices negative in May
All seven of IndexIQ’s hedge fund and alternative beta replication indices saw negative performance in May.Designed as investable…
