Hedge funds and other large speculators increased their net bet on higher gold prices during the week the market recorded its largest-ever two-day selloff, according to government data released on Friday.

CME Group Inc. said on Thursday it will launch a smaller 1,000-ounce physical silver futures contract that will compete with rivals in attracting more retail demand and hopefully boost flagging trading volumes in the metal.

There are increasing signs that the dream of developing a globally consistent set of derivatives and bank capital rules will be just that – a dream. Whether it is the European exemption from the credit valuation adjustment capital charge, various attempts by national supervisors to clamp down on modelling freedoms applied by their banks, or the slow creep of the…

Finance ministers from around the world have increased the pressure on the United States to finalise rules for trading derivatives overseas, warning the market was beginning to fragment amid a lack of regulatory co-ordination.

In recent years, a big issue for trend-following managers, a strategy that uses complex computer algorithms to capture trends in global markets, has been the paucity of clear trends. This changed in the first quarter, according to Tony Gannon, chief executive at Abbey Capital, a managed futures-focused fund of funds. He said: “The really big trade was short Japanese Yen…

Liquid alternatives are one of the fastest growing sectors of the alternative investment space. They offer fee conscious, risk averse investors a means of access to hedging strategies and hedge fund managers without all the fuss of actually investing in hedge funds.

Managed futures have been used successfully by investment management professionals for more than 30 years. Institutional investors looking to maximize portfolio exposure continue to increase their use of managed futures as an integral component of a well diversified portfolio.

Tiberius, the Swiss investment manager known as a leading independent commodity specialist, has further enlarged its product offering by taking over the VCH Natural Resources Fund as of 1st April 2013. The fund which has about USD 60 Million in assets will be embedded into the research platform of Tiberius and benefit from its strong fundamental analysis. The fund complements…

Man Investments Canada Corp. (Man Canada) has announced that, effective as of the close of business on April 12, 2013, it will no longer accept new or additional investments into the Man Canada DP Investment Fund and the GLG EM Income Fund. This decision follows the Federal Government’s budget announcement on March 21, 2013, which included proposed measures that will…

Exchange and clearing house operator IntercontinentalExchange Inc said on Friday it plans to launch 35 new energy, environmental, freight and ferrous metal contracts on April 29.