18 Sep 2012
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.84 per cent in August
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.84 per cent for the month of August. Long/short equity (1.51 per cent) and…
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Saemor Europe Alpha Fund up 0.4 per cent in August
Saemor Capital’s Europe Alpha Fund finished August on a positive tone registering a gain of 0.4 per cent. Consumer discretionary and…
17 Sep 2012
NYSE Euronext announces tender offers for notes due 2013 and 2015
NYSE Euronext has announced cash tender offers to purchase any and all of its outstanding USD750m 4.80 per cent notes due 2013 (US tender…
16 Sep 2012
ETF Securities launches eight ETFs on Swiss exchange, UK’s HM Treasury allows Gibraltar-based UCITS to be sold in UK…
Concerns have been raised by EFAMA, the European lobby for asset management, that the latest consultation paper from the European…
14 Sep 2012
Babson Capital raises USD1.2bn for global loan fund over the last 18 months
Babson Capital Management and Babson Capital Europe have raised in excess of USD1.2bn for the Dublin-domiciled Babson Capital Global Loan…
Evolution, not revolution, for inflation indices
There has been considerable market and press debate in the UK in recent weeks about potential changes to the Retail Prices Index, and as…
13 Sep 2012
Syz & Co launches balanced strategy for investing in emerging markets
The Syz & Co Group has launched a more balanced strategy for investing into emerging markets based on a better-distributed emerging…
SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index up 1.07 per cent in September
Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.07 per cent in September. "Solid net flows into…
Hedge fund assets for prime custody jump 40 per cent in two years
Hedge fund assets available for prime custody services now stand at an estimated USD684bn, a 40 per cent increase since 2010, according to…
12 Sep 2012
Gottex reports operational loss of USD2.6m
Alternative asset management group Gottex Fund Management has reported an operational loss of USD2.6m for the six months ended 30 June…
C8 selects SEI for hedge fund operations outsourcing
C8 Investments has selected SEI to provide operational outsourcing services for the firm’s recently launched hedge fund. C8 sought an…
Newedge’s Crawford comments on strength of Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) group
By James Williams – Last week Newedge announced that Leslie Richman and Duncan Crawford had been appointed co-Global Head, Alternative…
Hedge funds redeem USD7.4bn in July 2012
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD7.4bn (0.4 per cent of assets) in July, building on outflows of USD4.2bn in June, according to…
Ten good reasons to invest in SA money market funds
Money market funds are a relatively new development in South Africa having first appeared in the country in 1995. And already the sector…
Hedge funds up 0.97 per cent in August
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index increased 0.97 per cent in August and is up 3.82 per cent year-to-date. The S&P 500 gained 1.98 per cent…
