13 Feb 2013
William Blair & Company appoints Citi to provide fund administration services
Citi has been appointed by William Blair & Company to provide offshore fund administration services for its Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV…
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12 Feb 2013
Fine wines to rise by 14 per cent in 2013, says TWIF
The Wine Investment Fund (TWIF) predicts that the fine wine index, the Liv-ex 100, will see the value of fine wine rise in 2013 by 14 per…
Jana Partners rejects Agrium's settlement offer and status quo directors
Hedge fund Jana Partners has released a statement in response to the announcement by Agrium that it will appoint new directors to its…
The emergence of emerging markets
It is much harder for countries to make the transition from emerging to developed economies than was previously commonly thought, according…
US fixed income fund managers see value in credit markets, says S&P Capital IQ Fund Research
US fixed income fund managers continue to see value in the credit markets as a whole, although parts of it are deemed expensive, says…
11 Feb 2013
IM Viniculum Global Equity Fund shows net return of 11.23 per cent in first year
The IM Vinculum Global Equity Fund, which charges fees only when performance exceeds a recognised investment industry benchmark, has…
Alternatives already add alpha in 2013, says Lyxor
Hedge funds have started 2013 on a high note, with the Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up 1.6 per cent in January thanks to positive returns from 12…
08 Feb 2013
Hedge funds post strong January gains as macro risks shift
Hedge funds posted strong gains in January as the resolution of the US fiscal cliff and investor optimism regarding the European banking…
07 Feb 2013
Hedge funds have positive January
Hedge funds navigated January well with positive returns from all four main strategies: equity hedge, relative value, event driven and…
Outlook for global real estate
Richard Gwilliam (pictured), Head of Property Research at PRUPIM offers his outlook for global real estate…Europe – Growth is expected to…
Threadneedle launches absolute return commodities fund
International asset manager Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle) has launched the Columbia Threadneedle SICAV-SIF Absolute Commodities…
Citigroup alternative asset management spinout to be named Napier Park
Citi Capital Advisors (CCA), a global alternative asset management platform, has made significant progress towards the separation of…
Four out of seven IQ indices positive in January
Four of the seven IQ Hedge family of investable hedge fund replication indices recorded positive returns in January, according to data…
06 Feb 2013
Managers’ increased market beta exposure to financial and cyclical stocks points to improved risk sentiment
A forensic examination of performance, by strategy type, shows that 2012 was a hugely successful year for many hedge fund managers, says…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 1.61 per cent in January
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 1.61 per cent in January as each of the seven index component strategies…
