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Hedge funds see opportunity in beaten-down commercial mortgage-backed securities

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) offer attractive returns for investors prepared to ride out short-term volatility. The revival is driven by better than expected performance by legacy CMBS.......

Hedge Funds Review | 03 Oct 2011secure

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UK government backs expansion of European Markets Infrastructure Regulation

UK treasury minister Mark Hoban says listed markets should not be exempt from the planned European Markets Infrastructure Regulation's (Emir) access and competition rules.

Hedge Funds Review | 13 May 2011secure

iShares launches first European high yield bond ETF

BlackRock’s exchange traded funds (ETF) platform iShares has launched the world’s first European high yield bond ETF.

Hedge Funds Review | 06 Sep 2010secure

NYSE Euronext and Markit launch single data feed for European OTC equities

NYSE Euronext and Markit have created a single data feed of European over the counter (OTC) equity markets for hedge funds and buy side companies.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Jul 2010secure

Dow Jones and Credit Suisse announce joint hedge fund performance index

Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Indexes and Dow Jones indexes have joined forces to create the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indexes tracking hedge fund performance.

Hedge Funds Review | 22 Jun 2010secure

Leverage loan index offered by Markit

Markit has launched the Markit iBoxx USD Leveraged Loan Index (Markit LLI), designed to as a benchmark for cash loan portfolios and to offer a comprehensive performance attribution analysis.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Feb 2010secure

Valuation under the microscope

Hedge fund valuation is coming under more scrutiny than ever before. Kris Devasabai speaks to industry experts about best practices in this area and how the framework of the US Financial Accounting Standard......

Hedge Funds Review | 02 Feb 2010secure

Bloomberg offer CDS clearing interface

Bloomberg has launched the first interface in the US credit derivatives market connecting buy- and sell-side companies to the two central clearing counterparties (CCPs).

Hedge Funds Review | 14 Jan 2010

Markit wants standardisation

Financial information services company Markit offers the most comprehensive loan data in the marketplace through its loans service, acquired in January 2004. Markit’s loans pricing service offers accessible......

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Jan 2010secure

Markit in deal for ClearPar loan settlement system

Markit is to acquire the automated syndicated loan operations platform ClearPar from FIS. ClearPar is used for the settlement of par and distressed loan trades in the US and Europe.

Hedge Funds Review | 31 Oct 2009secure

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