09 May 2013
Hedge funds continue their positive run in April, says Lyxor
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.8 per cent in April, bringing year-to-date performance to +3.2 per cent. Twelve Lyxor Strategy Indices…
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Conifer Funds Services opens fund admin office in Halifax, Nova Scotia
San Francisco-based fund administrator Conifer Fund Services is to open a fund administration office in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as part of…
08 May 2013
Hedge funds positive for sixth consecutive month, says HFR
Hedge funds posted gains for the sixth consecutive month, as trend-following, quantitative macro strategies successfully navigated the…
Survey reveals the future of the funds industry
A poll of attendees at the Guernsey Funds Forum 2013 has provided valuable insight into the future of the funds industry, writes Fiona Le…
07 May 2013
Six out of seven IndexIQ hedge fund replication indexes positive in April
Six out of seven of IndexIQ’s Investable Hedge Fund Replication Indexes recorded positive returns in April, according to data released by…
Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s fund market infrastructure project branded as Fundsquare
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange is branding its project to build a fund market infrastructure as Fundsquare. Launched in 2012 by the…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.72 per cent in April
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.72 per cent in April as six of the seven index component strategies reported…
03 May 2013
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index up 1.11 per cent in Apri
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 1.11 per cent in April, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta…
Och-Ziff reports net income of USD26.1m in Q1
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group has reported GAAP net income of USD26.1m, or USD0.17 per basic and diluted class A share, for the first…
HFRX Global Hedge Fund index up 0.6 per cent in April
Hedge funds performed well in April, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index closing up 0.6 per cent for the month and up 3.8 per cent for…
02 May 2013
TwentyFour Asset Management appoints Northern Trust for fund administration
TwentyFour Asset Management has selected Northern Trust to provide custody, fund accounting, financial reporting, compliance and company…
Sterling Trust changes name to Equity Institutional
Sterling Trust, a custodian of alternative assets, has completed a name change to Equity Institutional, a Division of Equity Trust…
Hedge Fund OPG provides blueprint for institutional-quality infrastructure using ‘co-sourcing’
A white paper produced by the Hedge Fund Operational Peer Group, a group of hedge fund CFOs and COOs and service providers, provides a…
Varden Pacific selects MCAM to raise capital for Pacific Opportunity Partners fund
Varden Pacific, the San Francisco-based structured credit hedge fund manager launched in late 2010, has selected alternative assets…
CME Clearing Europe moves to support clients’ OTC clearing needs ahead of EMIR
Even though the exact timeline for EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation) has yet to be finalized, CME Clearing Europe is not…
