19 Dec 2011
Inflation pressure could mount in the next recovery cycle
Enzo Puntillo (pictured) , Head/CIO Fixed Income at Swiss & Global Asset Management, assesses the prospects for fixed income…
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Competition among investment managers driving product innovation and fee compression, says Greenwich
Europe’s intermediary distributors of investment funds — as well as their clients — can expect to see the roll out of new products and…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.79% in November
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the Broad Index) finished November down 0.79%.Of the ten sub-strategies that make up the…
16 Dec 2011
Hedge funds continue to offer diversification benefits to investors
High levels of volatility in local and global equity markets that have continued into the fourth quarter of 2011 as a result of the…
15 Dec 2011
Europe earnings to decline by up to 10% as emerging market equities set to outperform developed markets in 2012
In the wake of inflationary pressure, the on-going loosening by China of its monetary policy is likely to be a key catalyst in ensuring the…
PerTrac publishes guide to using investment statistics
PerTrac has published the latest version of its Investment Statistics: A Reference Guide. This comprehensive guide provides investors best…
14 Dec 2011
A lender of last resort for banks, but not for governments
Willem Sels (pictured), UK Head of Investment Strategy at HSBC Private Bank, on last week’s ECB meeting…The European Central Bank (ECB)…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index slides 1.04% in November
Hedge funds lost 1.04% in November, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 4.70% in 2011.…
13 Dec 2011
December HF inflows advance 1.55%, says GlobeOp
Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.55% in December."December closes the year on a positive note…
12 Dec 2011
Technology solution supports demand for managed accounts
Interview with Mike Rosen, senior managing director, Concept Capital Markets - The outsourcing of middle- and back-office services as well…
Increasing competition focuses attention on profit margins
By James Williams - Two of the more obvious trends that have occurred in prime brokerage post-Lehman’s are perhaps, unsurprisingly,…
Risk concerns target strong balance sheets
Interview with Chris Barrow - The tumultuous events of the eurozone debt crisis, which sent the markets into a tail spin this summer, have…
God rest ye merry gentlemen
After the turbulence, trauma and topsy-turvy markets that investors have endured in 2011, it is no wonder that we are all tiredly gazing…
HedgeServ completes SOC 1, ISAE 3402 Type II examination
Global fund administrator HedgeServ has successfully completed an independent SOC 1 examination of its middle office, back office, and fund…
11 Dec 2011
On the failure of MF Global and the role of NEDs
+ information request The horrifying thing about MF Global is you can bring in someone with huge experience like John Corzine, who has seen…
