13 Jan 2014
Is the equity market really overvalued?
As the relentless bull market march in equities continues, alarm bells are ringing in many bear camps around the world, says Peter Garnry…
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10 Jan 2014
Ultimus Fund Solutions launches non exchange-traded closed-end fund service
Ultimus Fund Solutions has launched a non exchange-traded closed-end fund service, allowing alternative investment managers access to the…
09 Jan 2014
Commonfund issues ‘alternatives’ white paper
Commonfund has released a new white paper, “Alternatives Reality: What to Expect from Future Allocations”, by Verne O Sedlacek, the firm’s…
MINT is not the new BRIC
It is difficult to get excited about the “MINT” (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey) concept, says Kunal Ghosh (pictured), manager of the…
Westchester Capital Management launches WCM Alternatives: Event-Driven Fund
Westchester Capital Management (WCM) has launched the WCM Alternatives: Event-Driven Fund (WCEIX), a multi-strategy, absolute return mutual…
Newedge announces 2014 constituents for hedge fund indices
Newedge has announced the 2014 constituents for the CTA, Trend, and Short-Term Traders Indices. Newedge CTA Index (* new for 2014) Aquila…
Lyxor Hedge Fund Indices up 7.0 per cent in 2013
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Indices enjoyed a decent finish to 2013, up 1.15 per cent in December and closing the year up 7.0 per cent.2013, the…
08 Jan 2014
Meritage Capital launches first alternative mutual fund
Meritage Capital has launched its first alternative mutual fund, The Insignia Macro Fund, which seeks long-term risk adjusted return by…
NorthStar Financial Services Group launches hedge fund admin unit
NorthStar Financial Services Group has launched a hedge fund administration unit, Gemini Hedge Fund Services, as a new subsidiary.Gemini…
2014 could see alpha and dispersion rise in importance over beta, says GAM’s Lawler
Hedge funds had a strong final quarter of 2013 and ended the year up 6.7 per cent, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index returns…
07 Jan 2014
Hedge funds get USD17.5bn in November
Hedge funds took in USD17.5bn or 0.9 per cent of assets in November, according to a report from BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment…
Stratigis launches Theta Alternative Income Fund
Stratigis Capital Advisors has launched the Theta Alternative Income Fund.The fund is the result of a strategic partnership with portfolio…
Five out of seven IndexIQ HF replication indices positive in December
Five out of seven of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices ended the year with positive…
06 Jan 2014
Credit Suisse LAB Index up 0.48 per cent in December
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 0.48 per cent in December, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta…
03 Jan 2014
Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices all positive in January
All six of the Market vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices recorded positive returns in January, according to index provider MVIS.The MV North…
