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LCH.Clearnet offers free equity clearing service

LCH.Clearnet is to introduce free equity clearing for average daily member volumes of over 150,000 trades a day. The new tariff will be implemented on October 1.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Sep 2010

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Bloomberg Tradebook offers real-time dark pool transparency

Global agency broker Bloomberg Tradebook has made exclusive arrangements with industry dark liquidity providers to deliver full transparency and visibility of dark pool executions.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Sep 2010

Tail risk five times more likely than expected

An analysis by investment management company Welton Investment Corporation has shown the average investor encountered a severe tail risk event five times more often than expected.

Hedge Funds Review | 23 Aug 2010

Quantitative strategies group splits from Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank’s quantitative strategies group QS Investors is splitting from the company’s investment management arm, Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM).

Hedge Funds Review | 13 Aug 2010

S&P tracks premium risk across indexes

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has launched an index series, S&P Factor Indexes, that record the risk premium between asset classes and financial markets.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Aug 2010

Hedge funds rebound in July

Hedge funds enjoyed positive returns in July as the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 1.82%, reversing two consecutive months of declines and bringing year to date (YTD) performance to 1.52%.

Hedge Funds Review | 10 Aug 2010

Goldman offers OTC clearing service

Goldman Sachs has launched a derivatives clearing services (DCS) business to provide clients with a comprehensive global over the counter (OTC) clearing service.

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Aug 2010 | secure

Reviewing the use of alternative asset class ETFs

Investors have extended the use of exchange traded funds (ETFs) to alternative investments. Commodities, infrastructure and real estate are popular but hedge funds less so.

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Aug 2010

Hedge funds and funds of funds experience mixed results in first half of 2010

Volatile markets are playing havoc with many hedge funds strategies. Investors continue to favour the largest funds, representing only 5% of the total industry, many reporting positive net inflows.

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Aug 2010 | secure

L&G Investment Management records small rise in institutional hedge fund AUM in first half

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) institutional hedge fund assets under management (AUM) increased by 3% in the first half of the year, rising from £97 million to £100 million.

Hedge Funds Review | 04 Aug 2010

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