Global

GLOBAL - Standard & Poor's (S&P) is set to launch a new hedge fund benchmark in a bid to attract more institutional money to the asset class.

GLOBAL - Secured debt of hedge fund of funds will be the next hot sector to fuel growth in alternative investments, according to rating agency, Standard & Poor's (S&P).

GLOBAL - The financial services industry has seen a US$800bn value shift from weak to strong performers in the last five years according to Oliver, Wyman & Company's Shareholder Performance Index (SPI).

GLOBAL - JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management has just launched its Global Cash Portal in Europe.

GLOBAL - Global bond markets have outstripped their equity counterparts for the second year running, according to new data from ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P).

GLOBAL - JP Morgan Chase Bank has been appointed as guarantor to the latest offering from alternative investment manager, Man Investment Products.

GLOBAL - Typical global pension plan funding levels have fallen by between 10 and 15% due to the downturn in capital markets during 2001.

GLOBAL - SG, the corporate and investment banking division of Société Générale, has its sights set firmly on the hedge fund market with the formation of a new team, SG Hedge Fund Group.

GLOBAL - Govett Investments is urging investors to reconsider investing in Japan.

GLOBAL - Global ageing will hit nations including Germany, Japan and Italy so hard that they will be left with approximately one pensioner per worker by 2040, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).