Hedge funds
Parker FX down in December
Currency managers caught out by US dollar reversal in December
BNP Paribas stakes out CTAs
BNP targeting high-frequency accounts
Icap opens up prime model
Broker responds to demand for prime brokerage
FX Connect top professional electronic trading venue
FX Connect has claimed top spot in the best professional electronic trading venue category, after trailing behind FXall in second place in the multibank foreign exchange portal category last year.
Adapt or fail
Since October last year, extreme movements in South Africa's foreign exchange rate have caused offshore hedge funds to exit the market, while dealers have been reluctant to take on risk. Those that remain active have had to adapt their behaviour. By Mark…
Moscow bourse launches interest rate futures
MOSCOW – Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (Micex) launched trading in short-term rouble interest rate futures last week.
Positive returns for most in April
More managers see positive returns, with systematic styles winning out, while discretionary managers post poorest results
Systematic and technical managers gain in March
The best- and worst-performing managers in March were systematic, while technical managers occupied the lower and middle ground