21 Oct 2009
Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index up 7.4 per cent in Q3
The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index climbed 7.4 per cent during the third quarter of 2009 and 17.2 per cent through the first nine months…
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State Street enhances service solutions for funds of hedge funds
State Street has made enhancements to its fund of hedge funds service offerings, which build on its suite of services spanning the hedge…
CFTC to release history of disaggregated COT data
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission will make available more than three years of history of disaggregated data included in the…
20 Oct 2009
BNY Mellon named global hedge fund custodian for Capula fund
BNY Mellon has been appointed as a provider of global hedge fund custody services by the Capula Global Relative Value Master Fund, the…
Mourant tops Jersey fund administrator league table
Mourant International Finance has topped Lipper’s league table of fund administrators for funds serviced in Jersey.Mourant had net assets…
Revolution in hedge funds business has started, says ML Capital
John Lowry, chairman and co-founder of ML Capital, has warned that many hedge fund managers do not realise their industry is undergoing a…
Capital flows into hedge funds narrowly positive in quarter three
After four consecutive quarters of net withdrawals, hedge funds recorded a net asset inflow in Q3 2009, with investors adding USD1.1bn in…
S&P 500 index gains 3.73 per cent in September
In September the stock market persisted with the steady climb begun in February, as the S&P 500 index registered a significant gain…
Hedge funds warned of regulatory backlash by Dutch manager
Hedge funds and private equity houses need to be prepared for a backlash in the wake of the credit crisis, according to Roland van den…
Managed futures up 0.93 per cent in September
Managed futures gained 0.93 per cent in September, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is now up 0.05 per…
Global sugar prices set to rise
Fundamental supply and demand dynamics of the global sugar market mean sugar prices are set to rise, according to the latest sugar review…
Future Capital to market convertible bond to retail investors
Future Capital Partners, a GBP6bn alternative investment boutique, is to market a nine per cent yielding bond to UK and international…
Yorkville enters into a KRW12bn equity line facility with Yujin Robot
Yorkville Advisors, the US based investment manager to a family of funds, has entered into a KRW12bn equity line facility with Yujin Robot.…
19 Oct 2009
Evolution and innovation in commodities and OTC derivatives trading
The ramifications of the financial crisis have extended further and will last longer than few could have imagined two years…
Commodities trading: If you build it they will come
The long-term trends in soft and agricultural commodities will provide some of the most exciting trading and investment opportunities…
