08 Oct 2012
Hedge funds close third quarter with September gains
Hedge funds posted their strongest monthly performance since February to conclude Q3 2012, led by equity hedge strategies as investor…
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Apollo Global Management prices USD722m CLO
Apollo Global Management has priced ALM VII, a USD722m collateralised loan obligation (CLO), the largest broadly syndicated CLO issued in…
05 Oct 2012
Wells Fargo Asset Management appoints Peregrine Communications
Peregrine Communications, the specialist integrated communications consultancy, has been appointed by Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM)…
04 Oct 2012
CFE postpones launch date for S&P 500 Variance Futures
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) has temporarily postponed the launch of S&P 500 Variance futures, originally scheduled to begin on 4…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.47 per cent in September
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.47 per cent in September as five of the seven index component strategies…
Benchmark Plus launches long-short equity tracking fund
Benchmark Plus, a USD1.6bn fund of funds has launched a long/short equity tracking fund with an unusual "fee reserve" and clawback…
03 Oct 2012
IndexIQ to launch new hedge fund replication ETF
IndexIQ is to launch its latest hedge fund replication exchange-traded fund on 4 October on the NYSE Arca. The IQ Hedge Market Neutral…
Sciens launches Citi Capital Advisors (CCA) Event Driven Fund
Sciens Fund of Funds Management, part of the Sciens Capital Management Group and provider of single- and multi-strategy funds of hedge…
Credit Suisse LAB Index up 0.59 per cent in September
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative (LAB) Index was up 0.59 per cent in September according to Jordan Drachman, head of research for…
Jersey Corporate Services launches business development service
Jersey Corporate Services (JCS) has launched an outsourced business development service called Prospect. The new services, which aims to…
EXANTE launches hedge fund index
EXANTE has launched the EXANTE Hedge Fund Index, which tracks the best performing hedge funds that are listed on the company’s Automated…
Automation and the Alternative “RDR”: Managing Risk, Data and Reporting
By Tom Zdon (pictured), Vice President of Business Development and Solutions consulting, Advent Software Inc – With the worldwide market…
02 Oct 2012
KB Associates establishes Cayman office
KB Associates, a consulting firm to the asset management community, has opened an office in the Cayman Islands. The new office will provide…
01 Oct 2012
EEX to launch German Emission Allowances auctions
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is to launch the primary market auctions of Emission Allowances for the third trading period on behalf…
Edhec-Risk Institute and CFA Institute offer Advances in Equity Portfolio Construction seminar
Edhec-Risk Institute and CFA Institute are reinforcing their executive education partnership (initiated in 2008 with the Advances in Asset…
