OFI:- Does The Stock Market Perfom Positively When Managed Futures Performs...
During the past 19 stock market crashes, a diversified managed futures portfolio has only experienced negative performance five times. Why does this happen? If managed futures performs positively when...
View ArticleOFI:- Eight out of Eleven Newedge Indicies Up in March
Opalesque Industry Update - The Newedge Trend Index increased 1.89% in March, followed by the Newedge CTA Index, which gained 1.29%. The Newedge Trend Index and Newedge CTA Index have risen 3.68% and...
View ArticleOFI:- Kevin McDonald Discusses Single- Manager, Multi-Strategy Funds
Alternative investment boutique Taylor Investment Advisors recently launched a multi-strategy mutual fund. We caught up with co-founder Kevin McDonald to discuss his recent efforts. Mark Melin /...
View ArticleOFI:- Is Trend Following Broken?
By Mark Melin From 2009 to 2012 managed futures and its primary strategy, trend following, had its most challenging performance in history. As a benchmark, the trend following heavy Altegris 40 index,...
View ArticleVarden Pacific hires MCAM Group to raise funds
Opalesque Industry Update - Varden Pacific, the San Francisco-based structured credit hedge fund manager launched in late 2010 by a group of senior Wall Street veterans from Morgan Stanley, Credit...
View ArticleBackstop acquires PerTrac CMS and names new CEO
Opalesque Industry Update - Backstop Solutions Group (BSG), a Software-as-a-Service provider to the alternative asset management industry, announces the acquisition of the PerTrac CMS product line, a...
View ArticleAprilÂs performance for Market VectorÂs Hedge Fund Beta indices...
Opalesque Industry Update - Market Vector Index Solutions revealed April performance for its six investable hedge fund indices. Since 2003, the firm has used a patented methodology to capture the beta...
View ArticleMan Group reports positive performance, net outflows in first quarter
Opalesque Industry Update - Man Group today published its interim management statement for the quarter ended 31st March 2013. Key points - operating Funds under management (FUM) at 31 March 2013 of...
View ArticleHFRX Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.62% in April (+3.77% YTD)
Opalesque Industry Update - Global financial markets recovered from a sharp intra-month commodity decline, as US large cap equities ended the month of April at record highs once again. Global equity...
View ArticleCredit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index up 1.11% in April (+3.30% YTD)
Opalesque Industry Update - The Credit Suisse LAB Index was up 1.11% in April according to Dr. Jordan Drachman, Head of Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. Dr. Drachman is the author of a new...
View ArticleUCITS Alternative Index Global gains 0.21% in April, 1.80% YTD
Opalesque Industry Update - The UCITS Alternative Index Global gains 0.21% in April and 1.80% in 2013. The UCITS Alternative Index Funds of Funds does slightly better this month with a gain of 0.22%...
View ArticleIndexIQ's Hedge Composite Beta Index up 0.86% in April, 1.18% YTD
Opalesque Industry Update - IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, announces the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative...
View ArticleDow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.72% in April, 2.78%...
Opalesque Industry Update - The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.72% in April 2013 as six of the seven index component strategies reported positive results for the month. lt;p...
View ArticleHFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index posts narrow decline of -0.05% in April...
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds compliant with UCITS posted a modest decline for April 2013, with the HFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index posting a narrow decline of -0.05%, with gains in Event...
View ArticleIFB:- Finance ministry: Sukuk to prove successful in Egypt
With the Sukuk bill unanimously endorsed by the Shura Council, the Finance Ministry hopes this would give investments a shot in the arm. The Sharia-compliant bonds will help achieving a quantum leap in...
View ArticleIFB:- Islamic finance course for QIB staff concludes at QFIS
The Executive Training Programme for Islamic Banking concluded at Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) recently. The training programme, which aims at developing Islamic finance skills towards...
View ArticleWatch SNL Roast Google Glass In Last Night's 'Weekend Update' Segment (GOOG)
It looks like Google Glass, Google's new computerized headset, has hit the mainstream. read more...
View ArticleGroups say FDA's Plan B decision falls short of court order Alerts -...
The FDA said on Tuesday it will allow girls as young as 15 years old to buy without a prescription the Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive, made by a unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The...
View ArticleTEVA - Investor Relations (IR) - Event Details Alerts - "Teva...
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Search: Keyword. Teva Worldwide · Contact Us · Site Map · Hebrew · About Us · Company Profile · Corporate Officers...
View ArticleTeva Pharmaceutical 1Q profit sinks 27 percent Alerts - "Teva...
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s first-quarter earnings fell 27 percent, as generic competition, a weaker Japanese yen and other factors dragged down revenue for one of the world's largest generic...
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