03 Jan 2014
Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices all positive in January
All six of the Market vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices recorded positive returns in January, according to index provider MVIS.The MV North…
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US CFTC authorises SGX as Asia’s first derivatives clearing organisation
Singapore Exchange (SGX)) has become the first Asian clearing house authorised as a derivatives clearing organisation (DCO) by US…
Firms must not take foot off the gas despite relaxation of AIFMD deadline
Anthony Rawlins, compliance manager at Moore Stephens, advises on the top tips to consider in wake of the Alternative Investment Fund…
NFA orders Cap Ex Partners to permanently withdraw from membership
The National Futures Association (NFA) has ordered Cap Ex Partners, a commodity trading advisor located in Westminster, California, to…
30 Dec 2013
US monetary policy to remain accommodative
Asoka Wöhrmann, co-CIO of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, on the recent decision of the Federal Reserve to scale back its asset…
Meeting India’s investment needs
Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, has just returned from India where she was showcasing how Guernsey can help meet…
27 Dec 2013
Global equities have room to run
Global equities have much more room to appreciate given the positive global economic backdrop, and US equities are likely to prove the star…
CFTC approves comparability determinations for six jurisdictions for substituted compliance
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved a series of broad comparability determinations that would permit substituted…
24 Dec 2013
CFTC issues time-limited no-action letter for Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) has issued a time-limited no-action letter to the Singapore…
23 Dec 2013
Regulatory changes won’t prevent future crash, says survey
Just three per cent of financial services professionals polled globally believe that the regulatory changes implemented since 2008 have…
Barclay CTA Index gains 0.56 per cent in November
Managed futures gained 0.56 per cent in November, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.Year to date, the index has…
Markets to enter new phase in 2014, says Pictet
Luca Paolini (pictured), Chief Strategist at Pictet Asset Management, explains why markets will enter a new phase in 2014…In our view, 2014…
Optionality and substance in a world with AIFMD
With Guernsey’s new opt-in AIFMD equivalent regime effective from 2 January 2014, Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance,…
UCITS attracted EUR21billion in net inflows in October… Verrazzano Capital launches first long-only fund…
Guillaume Rambourg’s investment boutique, Paris-based Verrazzano Capital, has launched the Verrazzano Advantage European Fund. The…
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator up to 5.90 per cent in December
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for December 2013 measured 5.90 per cent, up from 5.09 per cent in November.The SS&C…
