09 Nov 2012
Increased demand for bespoke portfolio solutions
Interview with Nathanael Benzaken – Lyxor’s Managed Account Platform, with over 100 funds and approximately USD11billion in AUM, has long…
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Clarus supports broader awareness of allocations
Interview with Stephen McGoohan (pictured), Man Group – Lack of portfolio transparency continues to be a major worry for investors. And…
Evolution centres on flexibility and customisation
By James Williams – Greater sophistication among hedge fund managed account investors is changing the way managed account platforms (MAPs)…
Hedge fund compensation rises on record industry assets
Hedge fund compensation rose in 2012 following a challenging environment in the prior year, as industry assets rose to a record level,…
Cantab Capital closes flagship strategy to new investors
Cantab Capital Partners, the systematic global macro manager, has closed its flagship CCP Quantitative strategy to new investors. The…
08 Nov 2012
Global investors should care about China’s new leader
Schroders’ Virginie Maisonneuve (pictured), Head of Global and International Equities comments on the once-in-a-decade leadership…
Credit-orientated hedge fund strategies continue to dominate, says Lyxor
Nine Lyxor strategy indices out of 14 ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor Long/Short Credit Arbitrage Index (+1.7 per…
Bridgehampton launches first mutual fund
Bridgehampton Capital Management, a manager of long-biased hedged and unhedged investment partnerships and privately managed accounts, has…
Hedge funds decline in October, says HFRI
Hedge funds posted the first monthly decline in five months in October, as uncertainty over the outcome and impact of US political…
07 Nov 2012
US election result won’t have major impact on market sentiment
Valentijn van Nieuwenhuijzen (pictured), Head of Strategy at ING Investment Management on the outcome of the US presidential election… The…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index down 0.47 per cent in October
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed down 0.47 per cent in October as three of the seven index component strategies…
Hedge fund results mixed in October
Hedge funds delivered mixed results in October but in aggregate closed in negative territory, according to GAM.The HRFX Global Hedge Fund…
06 Nov 2012
Credit Suisse LAB index down 0.64 per cent in October
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was down 0.64 per cent in October, according to Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta…
Wall Street year-end incentive awards to improve in 2012, says Johnson Associates
Wall Street professionals can expect to receive flat to moderately larger year-end incentive payouts compared to the previous year,…
Storm clouds gathering for Australia dollar, says Schroders Head of Global Macro, Bob Jolly
"If you’d launched this fund in 2005, you would have needed to use a lot more leverage. Now, however, we’ve got a better volatility…
