Equity

We believe that the best way to structure an investment strategy is an approach combining systematic quantitative analysis and critical analysis of the manager. A strong belief in CPR AM we call as "quantitative human face"...

Low volatility indices and, more broadly, products based on quantitative strategies aiming to select only low-volatility stocks, have met with growing success with the financial community and investors. However, most of these indices have major drawbacks that cannot always be addressed with additional constraints.

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced that as of 31 October 2012, Chi-X® Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of alternative trading venue operator Chi-X® Global Holdings LLC, will be designated as a proprietary trading system (PTS) on which transactions are exempt from the Take-Over-Bid (TOB) rule of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

Rosneft today announces that it has entered into an agreement in principle with BP to acquire its 50% interest in TNK-BP in exchange for $17.1 billion in cash and 12.84% Rosneft shares currently held in treasury.

The investor will take a stake through a German holding company in an all cash-for-equity investment...