UMASS Amherst's CISDM Equal Weighted Hedge Fund Index Up 0.33% In June
UMass Amherst’s equal-weighted CISDM hedge fund index gained 0.33% in June, according to a flash update from the school, largely confirming other hedge fund industry metrics that also show a gain for the month. The CISDM indexes are published by in conjunction with Morningstar by UMass Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management’s Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM), which conducts research into derivatives, alternative investments and asset and risk management. The database is among the oldest hedge fund and CTA databases in the market, tracking qualitative and quantitative information for more than 5,000 hedge funds, funds of funds and...
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Sebi Allows Hedge Funds In Commodity Derivatives
Regulator Sebi today allowed hedge funds to invest in commodity derivatives, in a move to deepen the market and boost liquidity. However, this is subject to certain conditions, including that Category-III alternative investment funds (AIFs) or hedge funds should not invest more than 10 per cent of the investible funds in one underlying commodity.
SEBI Allows Hedge Funds To Invest In Commodity Derivatives
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently allowed hedge funds registered as category III Alternative Investment Funds to invest in commodity derivatives as clients, opening up the market to institutional investors for the first time.
China To Promote Wealth Management Investment In Commodities
China's securities regulator said it will encourage wealth management firms to invest in commodity futures in a bid to promote its domestic derivatives industry and raise the amount of commodities in the nation's assets under management.
Further Three-year Delay On Derivatives Clearing For Pension Funds
<p>The travails of defined benefit pension schemes and insurers are well known as they seek to meet liabilities made in previous decades in today’s ultra-low-rate environment</p>
<p>The current vogue for optimism about the prospects for the developed economies is overdone. There may be a slight cyclical upturn but its significance is limited</p>
Hedge Funds May Be Allowed In Non-farm Commodity Derivatives Initially
Following recommendations by its advisory committee Commodity Derivatives Advisory Committee (CDAC) Sebi has proposed to allow category-3 Alternative Investment Funds typically known as hedge funds in commodity derivatives. Market players, and sources involved in the discussion process said that entry of hedge funds, when implemented, will help bring liquidity in commodity futures and options. The move is a beginning to bring institutional investors in commodity derivatives. However, initially they will be allowed only in non-agri commodities. In agri commodities, still there are possibilities of government interventions and sensitivity of the segment.Hedge funds, be they local or overseas, have cheap funds...
Sebi May Allow Institutional Investors In Commodity
Regulator Sebi is mulling allowing institutional investors in a phased manner in commodity derivatives and may soon permit options trading in this market. The proposals in this regard are likely to be placed before Sebi's board later this month, along with other reform measures for IPOs, stock exchanges and mutual funds among other segments, sources said.
Hedge Funds Up 0.83 Per Cent In March
Hedge funds were up 0.83 per cent in March, according to the CISDM Equal Weighted Hedge Fund Index, produced by the UMass Amherstâs Isenberg School of Managementâs Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM). read more