04 Jun 2014
Credit Suisse LAB index up 0.61 per cent in May
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index, which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry, finished up 0.61…
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MSCI to use Interactive Data pricing for global equity indices
MSCI is to use Interactive Data Corporation’s Fair Value Pricing to provide fair value adjusted index data for its global equity…
All seven IndexIQ hedge fund replication indices positive in May
All seven of IndexIQ’s hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices, which underlie a variety of investment products including ETFs,…
Crystal & Company named Best North American Insurance Provider at 2014 Hedgeweek USA Awards
Crystal & Company, a risk and insurance advisor, has been named Best North America Insurance Provider at the 4th Annual Hedgeweek USA…
Morgan Stanley AIP raises USD500m for Strategic Opportunities Fund I
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) has obtained USD500 million in commitments for AIP Strategic Opportunities Fund I (SOF…
Five out of six ETF-based MVIS hedge fund beta indices positive in May
Five out of six of Market Vectors Index Solutions’ (MVIS) investable hedge fund beta indices recorded positive performance in May.Each…
03 Jun 2014
SYZ & CO launches retail share class for OYSTER European Selection fund
The SYZ & CO group has launched a retail class for OYSTER European Selection, the fund of its Luxembourg Sicav OYSTER.Until now, this…
DMS Offshore Investment Services wins 2014 Hedgeweek US Award
For the second time this year, fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has been recognised for the quality of its…
Chicago financial communities raise over USD670,000 for local charities
The 12th Annual Midwest Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit organised by Hedge Funds Care/Help For Children (HFC) raised over…
Hedge funds up 0.1 per cent in April, says Morningstar
The Morningstar MSCI Composite AW Hedge Fund Index, an asset-weighted composite of nearly 1,000 hedge funds in the Morningstar Hedge Fund…
Hedge funds gear up for ECB action, says Lyxor
Ahead of this week’s ECB monetary policy meeting, hedge funds are cutting positions on the common currency in the anticipation of the…
Hot topics to take centre stage at Guernsey ILS event in Zurich
The pressing issues within the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) sector will take centre stage at a Guernsey Finance-hosted thought…
02 Jun 2014
TOM launches NL20 Index
The Order Machine (TOM) has launched The NL20 Index, a Dutch total return index that reflects the real performance of the 20 largest listed…
Mirabaud launches Global Equity High Income Fund
Mirabaud Asset Management has launched the Global Equity High Income Fund with assets in excess of USD25m following a six-month incubation…
Friends Life announces new GBP200m syndicated loans mandate
Friends Life, the insurance and pension provider, has agreed a new syndicated loans mandate worth GBP200 million with Ares Management.The…