16 Aug 2011
JP Morgan enhances more than 2,100 global custody trade instruction deadlines
JP Morgan’s global custody business, which operates in more than 100 markets, has improved over 2,100 traduce instruction deadlines for…
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Salus Alpha products outperform equity markets
In the current quarter, all Salus Alpha Funds outperformed global equity markets in what has been a difficult environment. Salus Alpha…
15 Aug 2011
Comment: The rise of the unleveraged real asset & the N11
Castlstone Management CEO Angus Murray (pictured) argues that in a highly volatile world, real assets and the N11 emerging economies will…
Nordic investors positive about hedge funds
Nordic investors' allocations to hedge funds are expected to grow further during 2011, according to SEB's Nordic Hedge Fund Investor Survey…
Hedgeweek exclusive: Interview with James Charrington, Chairman EMEA, BlackRock
“BlackRock is the biggest asset manager in the region and therefore by default the biggest investor in companies so we’re there by dint of…
12 Aug 2011
Comment: Short-selling ban will increase risk of recession
The introduction of a ban on short-selling by several European countries will increase the risk of a full-blown recession, says Andrew…
09 Aug 2011
DTCC issues statement on S&P credit rating revision on clearing subsidiaries
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has issued a statement in response to the decision by Standard & Poor’s…
08 Aug 2011
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index up 0.76% in July
Equity markets extended declines in July as investors exhibited concern with regard to both the extension of the US debt limit and…
Octavian Advisors opens London office
Octavian Advisors has established a new office in London, England. The London office is New York-based Octavian’s second location and will…
07 Aug 2011
Comment: Rating agencies have given the US the benefit of the doubt for too long
Rating agencies have given the US the benefit of the doubt for too long and that the decision of S&P to downgrade it’s AAA rating “is a…
05 Aug 2011
Hedge fund standards board launches drive into the US and Asia
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) is launching an international drive to sign up more hedge fund managers in the US and Asia now that…
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.20% in July
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.20% in July led by gains in the Managed Futures sector.Oliver Schupp,…
04 Aug 2011
Hedgeweek exclusive: John Dyment brings 360 degree approach in newly created role at UBS
It's been an interesting journey for UBS’s new Global Head of Hedge Fund Distribution, John Dyment: a newly created role within Global…
03 Aug 2011
Credit Suisse LAB index down 0.95% in July
The Credit Suisse LAB Liquid Indices posted negative performance in July according to Dr Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative…
Recession could be blessing in disguise
Interview with Michael Stapleton – Ireland’s economic woes are well documented. Spiralling real estate prices and failing banks have…
