17 Jun 2010
Isla partners with FinTuition on introduction to securities lending course
The International Securities Lending Association is to partner with FinTuition to provide an introduction to securities lending course. The…
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16 Jun 2010
Equity funds lose ground as markets drop
Hedge funds lost 3.09 per cent in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Fear was in the driver’s seat…
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index down 2.76 per cent in May
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has been confirmed down 2.76 per cent in May, its largest drop since…
RBC Hedge 250 Index falls 2.42 per cent in May 2010
The RBC Hedge 250 Index fell by 2.42 per cent in May, bringing its year-to-date return to 0.29 per cent. These returns are estimated and…
Investors ready for ABS public market issuance
A survey of European ABS investors published by Bishopsfield Capital Partners reveals a positive consensus supporting increased issuance in…
Hedge funds resilient in 2010 so far, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings says in its quarterly hedge fund newsletter that the industry has shown resilience in the face of difficult macroeconomic and…
Australian funds fall by an average 2.47 per cent
The funds in Australian Fund Monitor’s database have fallen by an average of 2.47 per cent in May, based on the results of 31 per cent of…
Standard & Poor’s launches S&P WCI sub-indices
Standard & Poor’s has launched an extended family of sub-indices based on the S&P World Commodity Index. The S&P WCI family of…
European Fund Administration reports 2.5 per cent rise in turnover
European Fund Administration had a turnover of EUR63m in 2009, a 2.5 per cent rise on 2008, after tax profits amount to EUR5.1m ensuring a…
15 Jun 2010
Newedge CTA Index down 1.51 per cent in May
The Newedge CTA Index fell by 1.51 per cent in May, bringing its year-to-date performance to +2.06 per cent.The Newedge CTA Index top…
Secured Life Fund launches in UK market
An income producing asset class with the potential to pay up to nine per cent a year has been launched in the UK.The Secured Life Fund,…
Ucits multi-adviser Active Trading Fund is launched
Strategic Investments Group and Permal Group have launched the Active Trading Fund, a Ucits III absolute return multi-manager fund.…
14 Jun 2010
HSBC Private Bank optimistic about hedge fund performance
Having reduced its exposure to risk in global equities on 21 April 2010, HSBC Private Bank is maintaining its highest conviction overweight…
Hedge funds break 14-month string of positive performance
Hedge fund strategies’ performance retreated in May as both equity and bond markets struggled amid the European debt crisis and its effect…
Russia-focused fund manager is launched
Verno Investment Management has been launched as a specialist fund manager in the capital markets of Russia and the former Soviet Union.…
