27 Oct 2010
Stock correlations at historic highs while low quality stocks outperform
Hennessee Group, a consultant and adviser to direct investors in hedge funds, believes the spike in correlation between individual stocks…
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Hedge funds up 5.98 per cent year-to-date
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, are up 5.98 per cent year-to-date as of 30 September. The…
Syz launches high yield currencies fund
The Swiss banking group Syz has launched Oyster ForExtra Yield EUR, a new sub-fund of its Oyster Funds Sicav. The sub-fund seeks to take…
26 Oct 2010
Herald Fund Services launches fund in Jersey
Herald Fund Services, working in conjunction with the Jersey law firm Crill Canavan, has launched the Comprehensive Investment ICC. The new…
S&P launches CDS Sovereign Indices
Designed to track the credit default swap market for sovereign entities, Standard & Poor’s has launched a series of CDS Sovereign…
Threadneedle Apex European Fund launched
Threadneedle has launched the Threadneedle Apex European Fund, an Ireland-domiciled equity long/short hedge fund.The fund has been launched…
Iosco sees new principles as tool for hedge fund oversight
New hedge fund and securities regulation through measures such as the Dodd-Frank legislation in the US and the European Union’s Directive…
25 Oct 2010
Centaura Solutions to deliver Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indexes
Dow Jones Indexes will use the Centaura Solutions Asset Management System to provide data capture services in connection with the Dow Jones…
Overlay launches wealth preservation currency tool
Overlay Asset Management has launched the BNPP/OAM Wealth Preservation Currency Index, a joint initiative with BNP Paribas Corporate and…
Comment: Investors attracted to Asia must look at new growth sectors
Sungho Im (pictured), Head of the Global Portfolio Management Team at Mirae Asset Global Investments, believes that investors looking to…
FRM Capital enters relationship with Sensato Capital Management
FRM Capital Advisors, the hedge fund seeding division of Financial Risk Management, has formed a relationship with Sensato Capital…
More companies meeting with hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds
Companies worldwide are adapting their investor relations strategies to enhance their outreach to hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds,…
Opinion: Fund board packs in the cloud
New technologies are helping fund boards operate more efficiently and effectively. Simon Small (pictured), managing director for licensing…
Masterclass initiative tackles advisers’ understanding of structured investments
Structured investment provider Incapital Europe has launched an initiative to promote understanding of the products among financial…
24 Oct 2010
Hedge funds end third quarter with a bang
September closed out a profitable quarter for hedge funds, with the Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rising 5.2 per cent in September and…
