01 Apr 2014
Jabre Capital Partners – Best Relative Value Convertible Bond Manager
Philippe Jabre has been successfully managing convertible bonds for 30 years. Whilst at GLG Partners (between 1997 and 2006), Jabre honed…
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Cygnus Asset Management – Best Event Driven Multi-Strategy Manager
The Europa Event Driven Fund is managed by José Luis Pérez. Pérez (pictured) aims to capture investment opportunities around corporate…
European economic recovery drives optimism in 2014
The Hedgeweek Global Awards 2014 event, sponsored by Lyxor Asset Management and held at the end of February, featured winners from across…
Hedgeweek Global Awards 2014 – The Winners
The winners of the Hedgeweek Global Awards 2014, as voted for by our readers…Best Macro Manager - Blue Sky Capital Management Best Event…
31 Mar 2014
Extreme weather driving commodities
Commodities, as measured by the DJUBS Commodities Index, have returned 8.3% year to date to 6 March. This strong performance was driven by…
Schultze Asset Management lists offshore fund feeder shares on Irish Stock Exchange
Schultze Asset Management (SAM) has listed Class L shares of Schultze Offshore Fund (SOF) on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). SOF is SAM’s…
28 Mar 2014
US and Canada sign MOU on supervision of cross-border regulated entities
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) acting chairman Mark Wetjen and leaders of Canada’s financial regulators have signed a…
ALTIN net asset value up 2.76 per cent
ALTIN, the USD240m multi-strategy fund of hedge funds traded on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, has started 2014 with a positive…
European investor demand for US options remains strong, says TABB research
European investors have continued as active participants in US-listed equity options markets with directional and volatility strategies…
Vistra launches BVI operation
Vistra, a provider of corporate, trust and fund administration services, has launched Vistra Trust (BVI) Limited to meet the growing demand…
27 Mar 2014
LuxCSD to cut custody fees for equities
As part of an initiative to support the dematerialisation of securities of all types, LuxCSD is cutting fees for equities by 60 per cent…
Context launches multi-manager, multi-strategy alternative mutual fund
Context Asset Management has launched the Context Alternative Strategies Fund (CALTX), a multi-manager, multi-strategy fund that seeks to…
25 Mar 2014
INTL FCStone to consolidate two UK subsidiaries
INTL FCStone has received regulatory approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to consolidate the businesses of its two UK…
Bank deleveraging: a multi-year investment opportunity
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the ongoing process of bank recapitalisation presents a compelling opportunity for bond…
Telecoms and healthcare were hedge fund sector’s major buys in Q4
Telecoms and healthcare were the hedge fund sector’s major buys in Q4 2013, according to S&P Capital IQ’s latest study of 13F filings…
