07 Nov 2012
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index down 0.47 per cent in October
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed down 0.47 per cent in October as three of the seven index component strategies…
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Quantifi releases whitepaper on calculating CVA capital charges under Basel III
Quantifi, a provider of analytics and risk management solutions for the global OTC markets, has published a joint whitepaper with…
Hedge fund results mixed in October
Hedge funds delivered mixed results in October but in aggregate closed in negative territory, according to GAM.The HRFX Global Hedge Fund…
Guernsey plans dual regime for AIFMD
Guernsey is planning to have two parallel regulatory regimes for investment funds as a way to best meet client needs when the EU’s…
LME Clear appoints Chris Jones as chief risk officer
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has appointed Chris Jones as the chief risk officer for LME Clear. Jones worked previously as a managing…
06 Nov 2012
Tiger Management forms partnership focusing on Asian equities
Tiger Management has formed a partnership to focus on investing in Asian equities. Tiger Pacific Capital is a new investment company,…
Credit Suisse LAB index down 0.64 per cent in October
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was down 0.64 per cent in October, according to Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta…
Investcorp acquires Scandinavia's luxury brand Georg Jensen
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, is to acquire Scandinavia's luxury retailer Georg Jensen for USD140m…
Wall Street year-end incentive awards to improve in 2012, says Johnson Associates
Wall Street professionals can expect to receive flat to moderately larger year-end incentive payouts compared to the previous year,…
Storm clouds gathering for Australia dollar, says Schroders Head of Global Macro, Bob Jolly
"If you’d launched this fund in 2005, you would have needed to use a lot more leverage. Now, however, we’ve got a better volatility…
Eurex Clearing to launch central clearing service for bilateral securities lending market
Eurex Clearing is to go live with Europe’s first central counterparty (CCP) service for the bilateral securities lending market on 22…
05 Nov 2012
Perceived benefits of hedge fund regulation deteriorating, says Ernst & Young
Despite increasing regulatory requirements for hedge funds, only 10 per cent of investors feel that regulations effectively protect their…
‘Fiscal cliff’ will be major concern for White House winner
The outcome of this week’s US Presidential election will hopefully provide us with a signal for the direction of economic policy in a…
Brad Demuzio and company to pay over USD3m for commodity pool forex fraud
Brad L Demuzio and his company Demuzio Capital Management (DCM), both of Chubbuck, Idaho, are to pay over USD3m for operating a fraudulent…
BVI readies 'regulation light' regime for fund managers
A new "regulation light" fund manager regime for the British Virgin Islands is one step closer to launch with the publication on 1 November…
