25 Jun 2014
Equinox Funds teams with BlueCrest Capital Management to launch systematic macro fund
Equinox Funds has gained exposure to a programme run by hedge fund manager BlueCrest Capital Management with the launch of the Equinox…
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Systematic funds deliver higher risk-adjusted returns, research shows
Discretionary hedge funds tend to outperform systematic funds when markets are rising, but systematic funds can provide lower volatility…
Barclay CTA Index gains 0.87 per cent in May
Managed futures gained 0.87 per cent in May, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is now up 0.21 per cent…
24 Jun 2014
Hedge funds increasing long energy bets
Oil future prices for Brent rose above USD115/bbl on 19 June, the highest level of the past five years.This is taking place on the back of…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index adds 1.16 per cent in May
Hedge funds gained 1.16 per cent in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is up 2.35 per cent…
All change please
Simon Gergel (pictured), CIO for UK Equities at Allianz Global Investors, highlights the consequences of the recent addition of 29 new…
Napier Park Global Capital moves to new HQ
Napier Park Global Capital, a USD6 billion global alternative asset management firm, has moved into new headquarters in New York City at…
New funding for global sovereigns promotes strategic asset allocation to EMs and alts
Emerging markets – including Latin America, Africa and China – continue to be the winners of new global sovereign flow, despite a…
23 Jun 2014
Capital markets make the world go round
Joe Truelove, Director of Carey Group, explores how capital markets are once again playing a more important role in oiling the wheels of…
Hedge fund redemptions in June at 4.80 per cent
Hedge fund redemptions for June will total 4.80 per cent, according to the SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator."In line with…
20 Jun 2014
Euronext valued at EUR1.4 billion
Intercontinental Exchange has set the initial public offering (IPO) price of the ordinary shares of Euronext at EUR20.00 per share valuing…
Investors adding liquid alternatives to their portfolios should consider gold, says WGC
Gold exhibits the characteristics of liquid alternatives (liquid alts) without many of the inherent disadvantages associated with this…
19 Jun 2014
Schroders and Imperial College London collaborate on multi-asset study
Schroders Multi-Asset Investments and Portfolio Solutions (MAPS), led by Nico Marais, is collaborating with Professor Tony Constantinides,…
Becoming an AIFM: insourcing vs outsourcing
“The issue is one of insourcing versus outsourcing,” says Alan Picone (pictured), Managing Director at Kinetic Partners (Luxembourg), when…
Super ManCo could boost capital raising efforts in Europe
Regardless of whether a hedge fund manager has an AIF, a UCITS fund, or one of each, the end objective is the same: to improve their…
