18 Jun 2013
Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 1.06 per cent in May
Hedge funds gained 1.06 per cent in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 5.87 per cent…
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Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.42 per cent in May
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.42 per cent in May with six of the 10 sub strategies recording positive…
LGT Capital Partners awarded GBP100m multi-alternatives mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme
LGT Capital Partnershas been awarded a GBP100 million multi-alternatives mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme. The mandate is focused…
17 Jun 2013
Third Eye Capital launches Alternative Credit Trust
Third Eye Capital Management has launched the Third Eye Capital Alternative Credit Trust (the ACT Fund), an open-ended unincorporated…
Asset price inflation concerns growing, says CFA UK
The proportion of UK-based investment professionals who believe that developed market equities are overvalued has doubled in the last 12…
Camradata roundtable predicts ESG metrics mainstream by 2020
Asset managers and investment specialists taking part in a Camradata roundtable believe that environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
Hedge funds receive meagre USD430m in April
Hedge funds took in a net USD430m (0.02 per cent of assets) in April, building on an inflow of USD817m in March, according to BarclayHedge…
14 Jun 2013
Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund exceeds EUR1bn AUM
Ignis Asset Management’s Absolute Return Government Bond Fund has surpassed EUR1bn in assets under management. The fund, which was launched…
S&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index measured 0.77 per cent in May
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2013 measured 0.77 per cent. Hedge fund flows, meanwhile, as…
Mainstream direct lending market is key source of growth, says Intermediate Capital Group
Direct Lending funds are becoming an attractive “fixed income alternative” asset class for European institutional investors. The breadth of…
13 Jun 2013
Horizon Cash Management launches Emerging Manager Fund Cash Account
Horizon Cash Management, an investment adviser specialising in active cash management solutions for the alternative investment industry,…
Jersey’s finance industry shows growth across the board in Q1
Jersey’s finance industry reported a positive first quarter for 2013 right across its different sectors, with the levels of bank deposits…
12 Jun 2013
Dutch alternative finance community raises EUR20,000 for Alternatives 4 Children
Over 130 professionals from the Dutch alternative finance community have raised almost EUR20,000 for the Alternatives 4 Children foundation…
Replicating swap spreads with futures
By James Boudreault, CFA, CME Group – Swap Spreads replicated with Treasury Futures and Deliverable Swap Futures generate multiple…
ALTIN evaluates different options for its share buyback programme
ALTIN, the Swiss alternative investment company, is currently evaluating different options to implement the share buyback programme…
