16 Jan 2014
China shines as Asian fund managers’ best bet… Hong Kong’s largest hedge funds enjoy best year on record…
For investors in Asian hedge funds, it was China and not the region's hottest major market, Japan, that provided the best bang for the buck…
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Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 11.21 per cent in 2013
Hedge funds gained 1.23 per cent in December, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index gained 11.21 per…
IndexIQ AUM rises by 37 per cent in 2013
IndexIQ saw assets under management jump 37 per cent in 2013 to USD1.125bn, driven in part by its IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF…
Next German GDP figure to exceed expectations?
Rob Smith, Manager of the German Growth Trust at Barings, comments on the latest GDP figures from Germany…When it comes to Germany, given…
HedgeGuard launches UK business
Hedge fund and asset management technology provider HedgeGuard has launched its UK business as it begins the rollout of a new cloud…
ALTIN FoHF links share price performance to capital return policy
The board of directors of ALTIN has decided to link its capital reduction policy directly to share price performance.When share price…
Former Liquidnet Europe chief appointed executive chairman of BCS
BCS, the largest trader of equities and FX on the Russian exchange, has appointed John Barker as executive chairman of BCS Financial Group…
JTC Group acquires book of business and staff from Herald Trust
JTC Group, an independent provider of private client, fund and corporate services, has acquired a substantial book of private client…
Emerging Asia will become the world’s primary weak spot in 2014, says Saxo Bank
Having maintained world growth at acceptable levels throughout the current crisis, emerging Asia will become the world’s primary weak spot…
Hedge funds sign deals with Aztec Exchange to purchase corporate invoices
Hedge funds in the US, UK and Singapore have signed agreements with Aztec Exchange to purchase invoices from suppliers in emerging markets…
15 Jan 2014
John Havens joins Napier Park Global Capital as partner and non-executive chairman
Alternative asset management firm Napier Park Global Capital has appointed John P Havens as partner and non-executive chairman.“We are…
Politics expected to have outsized impact on emerging markets in 2014
A key investment theme of 2014 is expected to be politics, as elections could affect policies in several emerging markets, according to the…
Clearstream extends range of securities eligible for TARGET2-Securities
Clearstream is to extend the range of securities eligible for settlement in the future pan-European settlement platform TARGET2-Securities…
Investors slow to allocate to women-owned and managed hedge funds
Women-owned or managed hedge funds and private equity funds continue to outperform their male counterparts, but 73.5 per cent of investors…
Regulatory changes will drive FX trading volumes to futures, says report
New regulations will drive trading activity in foreign exchange away from options and non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) to futures, which…
