Lyxor Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Inès de Dinechin as its new CEO
3 February 2012
Lyxor Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Inès de Dinechin as its new CEO effective by end of March 2012. Laurent Seyer has decided to leave the group to pursue other career opportunities. He will stay in charge until then, alongside Alain Dubois, Chairman, to ensure a smooth transition.
Inès de Dinechin has joined Societe Generale in 1991 and spent the vast majority of her career in markets activities, holding several management positions in financial markets before being appointed Global Head of Fixed Income Structured Products. In 2009, she was appointed Global Head of Human Resources for Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking. Inès’ broad experience constitutes a real asset to the leadership of Lyxor.
Indeed all successes and recognitions achieved by Lyxor in its four areas of expertise -Alternative Investments, ETFs & Indexing, Quantitative and Structured Investments- are the results of strong and expert teams, experience anchored on cutting-edge research and risk management, as well as a constant capacity to provide flexible, liquid and innovative investment solutions.
These foundations of Lyxor’s model will remain unchanged. Lyxor will pursue its strategy with a special attention brought to its clients, to ensure a long-lasting relationship and an institutional quality of service.
Poor bond performance expected, attractive equities: Lyxor’s research confirms a new era for the coming decades
20 January 2012
For almost a quarter of a century, bond markets have rivaled with equity markets in terms of performance while offering half the volatility. Indeed, bond markets have benefited from a downtrend in long-term yields against a backdrop of disinflation and greater risk aversion. Meanwhile, equity markets have seen the Asian crisis, the Internet bubble and the sub-prime crisis.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a negative performance of -0.36% in December 2011
11 January 2012
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.36% in December. Year-to-date performance* as of December 2011 is down -6.59%.
The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+1.29%), Lyxor Convertible Bonds & Volatility Arbitrage Index (+1.22%) and Lyxor CTA Distressed Securities Index (+0.57%).
The Lyxor Managed Account Platform awarded 4 times in 2011
14 December 2011
Lyxor Asset Management’s Platform has been recognized as “Best Managed Account Platform” 3 times this year by Hedgeweek, The Hedge Fund Journal and HFM Week. Moreover, during the inaugural Service Provider Rankings
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a negative performance of -0.44% in November 2011
14 December 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.44% in November. Year-to-date performance* as of November 2011 is down -6.26%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral Index (+0.77%), Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+0.66%) and Lyxor CTA Short Term Index (+0.47%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +0.75% in October, as the hedge fund industry rebounded
18 November 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +0.75% in October. Year-to-date performance* as of October 2011 is down -5.85%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias Index (+5.59%), Lyxor Special Situations Index (+3.76%) and Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+2.91%).
Lyxor launches SmartIX®, a more efficient, less volatile family of risk-weighted indices
13 October 2011
Lyxor launches SmartIX®, a new range of risk-weighted indices, with the SmartIX® ERC*Equity Indices. The behavior of equity markets in this last decade has reinforced the need to prevent risk concentration and to improve diversification. With this launch, Lyxor innovates by offering a more efficient, less volatile alternative to traditional market cap-weighted indices. Investors, already convinced by the benefits of indexing, now have a range of indices at their disposal which puts risk management at the center of portfolio construction.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a negative performance of -2.86% in September 2011
10 October 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -2.86% in September. Year-to-date performance* as of September 2011 is down -6.55%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Short Bias Index (+2.67%), Lyxor CTAs Short Term Index (+2.29%) and Lyxor CTAs Long Term Index (+0.07%).
Lyxor launches new website technology dedicated to professional investors to enhance investment transparency and optimized hedge fund portfolio construction on its leading managed account platform
3 October 2011
Lyxor Asset Management announces the launch of a new personalized website* designed to optimize portfolio construction and enhance transparency for professional investors on its leading managed account platform (MAP). The new online environment will provide professional investors the ability to track their investments amongst more than 100 managed accounts, with access to an extensive set of risk and performance indicators within a totally secure and confidential framework.
Lyxor launches its first single UCITS hedge fund with Old Mutual and expands its UCITS Alternative Platform
29 September 2011
Lyxor Asset Management is proud to partner with Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK), a specialist investment firm with US$ 7.5 billion of assets under management, to launch the first single hedge fund manager on its UCITS Lyxor Dimension Platform. The Lyxor/Old Mutual Global Statistical Arbitrage Strategy Index Fund offers exposure to a pure alpha strategy managed by Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a negative performance of -2.19% in August 2011, in a globally challenged environment
14 September 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -2.19% in August. Year-to-date performance* as of August 2011 is down -3.80%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Short Bias Index (+5.55%), Lyxor CTAs Short Term Index (+2.21%) and Lyxor Fixed Income Index (+0.26%).
Findings in Lyxor’s latest research uncover the potential extreme risks of betting against the market
23 August 2011
Lyxor Asset Management’s latest Research White Paper analyzes the risk/return profile of dynamic investment strategies, specifically those implemented by Hedge Funds. We seek to answer the question: how is it possible for funds that have performed consistently to tumble in just a few months? Are these brutal reversals only attributable to market factors or are certain investment behaviors also to blame? Note that so-called extreme risks refer to the possibility of infrequent but important losses. Lyxor’s research shows that strategies that bet against the market are generally exposed to extreme risks, whereas strategies that follow market trends offer a more contained risk profile. To illustrate this, the White Paper looks at the mechanisms by which such widespread investment strategies as Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) or the systematic search for Entry Points may lead to bankruptcy if associated risks are not identified and contained.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of +0.22% in July 2011, as markets faced concerns over the global debt situation
23 July 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +0.22% in July. Year-to-date performance* as of July 2011 is down -1.64%. The month of July was dominated by concerns over the debt situation of European peripherals first and the United States then. Some general market trends emerged from these sustained themes, allowing trend-following managers to excel.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a negative performance of -2.15% in June 2011, in a globally challenged environment
13 July 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -2.15% in June. Year-to-date performance* as of June 2011 is down -1.85%. The month of June was quite volatile and recorded negative performances for the majority of Hedge Fund strategies, while some of them still remain positive year-to-date. The top performing strategies year-to-date are Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index (+2.03%) and Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral Index (+2.01%).
The Lyxor HFI records a positive YTD performance of +0.30%, despite a difficult month of May for alternative strategies
8 June 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -1.80% in May. Year-to-date performance* as of May 2011 is up +0.30%. The month of May was quite volatile and negative for the majority of Hedge Fund strategies. The top performing strategies year-to-date are Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral (+3.52%), Lyxor Merger Arbitrage Index (+3.02%), and Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index (+3.00%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a positive performance of +1.37% in April 2011
9 May 2011
The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+3.61%), Lyxor CTA Short Term Index (+1.87%), Lyxor Global Macro Index (+1.81%), and Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index (+1.46%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a positive YTD performance of +0.76% as of March 2011
11 April 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.34% in March. Year-to-date performance* as of March 2011 is up +0.76%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Statistical Arbitrage Index (1.26%), Lyxor Convertible Bonds & Volatility Arbitrage Index (0.81%), Lyxor Equity Market Neutral Index (0.57%), and Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (0.31%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of +1.10% in February 2011
8 March 2011
The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index (2.30%), Lyxor Special Situations Index (1.88%), and Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral index (1.59%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index remains flat through January 2011
8 February 2011
The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Merger Arbitrage Index (1.37%), Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias (1.09%), and Lyxor Convertible Bonds & Volatility Arbitrage (1.03%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of +2.25% in December 2010
7 January 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +2.25% in December. Year-to-date performance* as of December 2010 is up +5.82%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Credit Arbitrage Index (10,27%), Lyxor CTAs Long Term Index (10.24%), and Lyxor Special Situations Index (9.96%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a positive YTD performance of +3.49% as of November 2010
6 December 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.78% in November. Year-to-date performance as of November 2010 is up + 3.49%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Distressed Securities Index (+1.17%), Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+0.78%), and Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias Index (+0.45%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of +1.44 % in October 2010
8 November 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.44% in October. Year-to-date performance* as of October 2010 is up +4.30%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor CTAs Long Term Index (3.21%), Lyxor Global Macro Index (3.03%), and Lyxor L/S Credit Arbitrage Index (2.16%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of +1.97% in September 2010
7 October 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.97% in September. Year-to-date performance as of September 2010 is up +2.82%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Special Situations Index (4.00%), Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias Index (3.91%), and Lyxor Global Macro Index (2.47%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of +0.05% in August 2010
7 September 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +0.05% in August. Year-to-date performance* as of August 2010 is up +0.84%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (3.86%), Lyxor Convertible Bonds & Volatility Arbitrage Index (1.95%) and Lyxor L/S Equity Short Bias Index (1.25%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of 0.70% in July 2010
12 August 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.70% in July. Year-to-date performance* as of July 2010 is up +0.79%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (2.91%), Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias Index (2.16%) and Lyxor Special Situations Index (+1.62%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a positive YTD performance of +0.09% as of June 2010
8 July 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.59% in June. Year-to-date performance* as of June 2010 is up +0.09%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Short Bias Index (+1.88%), Lyxor Distressed Securities Index (+1.49%) and Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (1.27%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a negative performance of -2.22% in May 2010
11 June 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -2.22% in May. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Short Bias Index (+5.95%), Lyxor CTAs Short Term Index (+1.81%) and Lyxor L/S Equity Statistical Arbitrage Index (0.12%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of 0.92% in April 2010
14 May 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.92% in April. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+3.02%), L/S Credit Arbitrage Index (+1.95%), and Lyxor Convertible Bonds & Volatility Arbitrage Index (+1.79%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of 2.12% in March 2010
9 April 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 2.12% in March. The top performing strategies over the month were CTAs Long Term Index (+4.84%), L/S Credit Arbitrage Index (+3.85%), and Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+2.73%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of 0.33% in February 2010
11 March 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.33% in February. The top performing strategies over the month were Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+2.09%), CTAs Long Term Index (+1.35%), and Credit Strategies Index (+0.67%).
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a negative performance of -0.42% in January 2010
11 February 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.42% in January. The top performing strategies over the month were L/S Credit Arbitrage Index (+2.10%), L/S Equity Short Bias Index (+1.55%), and L/S Equity Market Neutral Index (+1.51%).
Lyxor named Best Managed Account Platform and Best Overall Investment Platform by Hedge Funds Review
17 December 2009
Lyxor Asset Management has been awarded “Best Managed Account Platform” and “Best Overall Investment Platform” at the 8th European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards in London organised by Hedge Funds Review.
Lyxor AM Hires Key Relationship Manager, Enhancing Coverage of U.S. Institutions
23 November 2009
Lyxor Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Société Générale, has hired Michael Bernstein to further develop Lyxor’s relationships with U.S. based consultants and institutional investors, including pensions, endowments and foundations, with a particular focus on investments in the firm’s funds of hedge funds offering. He will be based in New York and report to Lionel Erdely, Lyxor’s CEO for the U.S.
The transfer of SGAM AI's activities to LYXOR is now effective
1 September 2009
As part of the reorganization of the asset management business within the Société Générale Group, the alternative investments, index-linked, structured and quantitative management activities of SGAM Alternative Investments and SGAM Index have been transferred to Lyxor Asset Management and Lyxor International Asset Management on September 1st, 2009.
Lyxor named 'Institutional Manager of the Year' by Institutional Investor
16 July 2009
Lyxor Asset Management has won the prestigious “Institutional Manager of the Year” award at the 7th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards organised by the Institutional Investor group.
Lyxor Asset Management launches the first UCITS III funds of hedge funds
20 May 2009
Lyxor Asset Management has launched two new UCITS III funds aimed at giving a large audience access to the performance and diversification benefits of the Hedge Fund Industry: the Lyxor Hedge Fund Index Fund and the Lyxor Active Edge fund.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -3.81% in October
6 November 2008
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -3.81% in October. Year-to-date performance as of October 31, 2008 is down -10.77%.
Lyxor ETF MSCI Asia APEX 50 is listed today for the first time in Europe and Asia
5 November 2008
Today and for the first time, Lyxor AM launches the tracker Lyxor-ETF MSCI Asia APEX 50 simultaneously on 4 stock exchanges
Lyxor AM lists today on Euronext Paris, Lyxor ETF Pan Africa,the first ETF in Europe providing a global exposure to African asse
22 September 2008
Lyxor AM lists today on Euronext Paris, Lyxor ETF Pan Africa (FR0010636464 – PAF), the first ETF in Europe providing a global exposure to African assets.
49 Lyxor-ETF have detached a dividend on Monday 8 September 2008
8 September 2008
49 Lyxor-ETF have detached a dividend on Monday 8 September 2008
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -1.20% in August
5 September 2008
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -1.20% in August. Year-to-date performance as of August 29, 2008 is down -2.53%.
New research shows half of institutional investors plan to raise investment
20 August 2008
Research from Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor), Société Générale’s wholly-owned subsidiary and European leader in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) shows that half of institutional investors in the UK plan to increase their investment exposure to the Gulf region over the next three years.
Lyxor launches range of Hedge Fund Indices - ''Lyxor Hedge Indice''
7 May 2008
Lyxor has launched ''Lyxor Hedge Indices'', a new range of 16 fully investable indices that aim to offer investors straightforward access to the Hedge Fund universe.
Market Overview ''Bonds no more a safe Haven''
1 May 2008
This month witnessed a radical change in the market environment, as for the first time since the start of the year, both equities and bonds suffered drawbacks.
Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor), Société Générale’s wholly-owned subsidiary and a European leader in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), today announces the launch of two new ETFs, one investing in water and the other in new energy.
Société Générale and Lyxor receive for the second time 2 Alternative Investment Industry Awards at the Albourne Grannies 2006
21 July 2006
For the second time in a row, Société Générale and Lyxor have received two awards at the Bi-Annual Albourne Awards, which were announced today following the voting of 16,450 industry participants.
Lyxor Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Inès de Dinechin as its new CEO effective by end of March 2012. Laurent Seyer has decided to leave the group to pursue other career opportunities. He will stay in charge until then, alongside Alain Dubois, Chairman, to ensure a smooth transition.
