Articles by Clare Dickinson
Hedge funds record modest losses in November but outflows knock billions off industry
Hedge funds had marginal losses in November as the investment environment stayed tough, while performance-based losses and outflows wiped $10 billion off the size of the industry, reports Eurekahedge.
Despite testing market conditions and regulatory changes, hedge funds see opportunities in 2012
Extracting opportunities
Evolution of hedge fund industry matched by consistency in index provision
Service Provider Rankings 2011
Data provision and analysis critical for hedge funds business
Service provider rankings 2011
Hedge funds benefit from market rallies and increased risk appetite
Hedge funds gained 1.88% in October as better-than-expected US economic data and a near resolution to the eurozone crisis boosted the markets.
Investable indexes: October 2011 returns
Equity markets rebounded in October as the eurozone crisis looked near to a resolution. This benefited hedge fund indexes, however, the rally was short-lived.
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild
Tenth European Performance Awards 2010
EU proposals for credit ratings rules require close monitoring by hedge funds
Draft language could affect the way hedge funds perform their own internal credit analysis
ETFS criticises iShares call to rename ETCs
ETF Securities has criticised iShares' proposals to rename some commodities products, but says that if ETPS are re-labelled, physically backed ETFs that lend securities should be in the same category as swap-backed products
iShares says ETFs backed by derivatives should be renamed
Call for new labels as Jack Reed, senator for Rhode Island, notes that ETFs have been labelled the "new weapons of mass destruction"
iShares launches campaign to help ETP investors identify risks
BlackRock subsidiary takes action after last week's call for more transparency around exchange-traded products
New horizons in Latin America: market overview
Local attractions
Gap Consultares overcomes Uruguay's capital market constraints
Capital constraints
BlackRock: More reforms needed for ETFs, beyond just transparency
Statement is beginning of "a series of recommendations" from BlackRock on ETF market, says iShares head of sales
ETF providers hit back at criticisms in wake of UBS losses
ETF providers have dismissed claims losses allegedly caused by an ETF trader demonstrate the instruments are risky
Foreign Exchange House of the Year
Foreign Exchange House of the Year
ETF Provider
ETF Provider
Technology Innovation
Technology Innovation
Deborah Fuhr to join BAML in October
Deborah Fuhr is to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London as head of global delta one strategy
Deborah Fuhr leaves BlackRock for another role within the industry
Research formerly conducted by Deborah Fuhr will now be undertaken by BlackRock's Investment Institute
Deutsche Bank launches db-X ETF platform in the US
Building on its success in the US ETP business, Deutsche Bank has listed its first five ETFs under the db-X brand
Termination of iPath volatility ETN 'likely to be repeated' in latest version
Barclays has issued a second version of its iPath Long Enhanced S&P 500 Vix Mid-Term Futures ETN, which some observers say risks suffering the same fate as its predecessor unless market conditions change
Morgan Stanley offers leveraged single-country exposure to China
Morgan Stanley's leveraged product falls back in line with market conventions, but some products in the latest issuance feature extended tenors and reduced participation rates
Citi launches onshore real-denominated structured fund
Citi launches onshore real-denominated structured fund