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...The S&P GSCI index, a broad measure of global commodities prices, rallied 20 per cent to the highest level since 2008, writes Adam Samson....
...One of the most widely traded equity ETFs – SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) – which aims to track the S&P 500 index saw its highest volumes since the turmoil in equity markets last August, when exchanges faced criticism...
...This morning, the yen is flat at Y113.81 per dollar, while the yield on 10-year JGBs is down 3.4 basis points at -0.039 per cent....
...“It has become increasingly challenging for sponsors to make efficient use of this dry powder,” said Allyn Arden, analysts at S&P....
...“When performance is worse than the S&P [500] it puts so much pressure on [hedge] fund managers. They increase their market exposure, rather than being market neutral,” he added....
...Market Index down -0.53% at 1,010 Europe FTSE down -0.51% at 6,528 RTS down -2.34% at 1,176 Warsaw Wig down -1.37% at 51,671 FTSE 300 Eurotop down -0.43% at 1,307 Americas DJIA down -0.89% at 16,027 S&...
...“Last year and in 2011, everybody jumped at every shadow,” said Luke Ellis, president of Man Group, the world’s second-largest hedge fund....
...BlackRock’s share price is flat so far this year (down 0.2 per cent) at $177.83, underperforming the S&P 500 by 12.2 per cent....
...Zilch Capital LLC Maybe Zilch Capital has been getting some smart beta from European banks and Apple this year....
...“I’m flying in this private jet and eating lobster thermidor – but I’m not giving a song to Honda!”...
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