17 May 2012
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.04% in April
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.04% for the month of April.Four of the broad index’s 10 sub-strategies…
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16 May 2012
Sins of commission and omission
The recently published Economist review of the prospects for the Channel Islands, provides a rather gloomy view of the future; a…
Gottex acquires Penjing Asset Management
Gottex Fund Management Holdings Limited has reached agreement on the acquisition of Hong Kong based Penjing Asset Management (Penjing), one…
LCH.Clearnet launches CDSClear Internationally
LCH.Clearnet has launched its international CDSClear service, an extension to the established domestic French offering launched in March…
15 May 2012
GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index up 0.51%
The gross return of the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April, 2012 measured 0.51%. Year-to-date (YTD) the index is up 3.66% and…
14 May 2012
The keys to successful hedge fund investing
By Georg Wessling – Many investors have been disappointed with their hedge fund returns over the past couple of years. This is justified to…
Opening up to the idea of outsourcing operations
“The landscape for alternative investments is at an interesting and important inflection point,” says Michael Appenzeller. “Managers as…
Focusing on superior risk-adjusted performance
As an independent division of Pictet Group, Pictet Alternative Investments benefits from the stability of the parent company, which last…
Evolving institutional requirements drive changes in multi-manager model
By Simon Gray – Multi-manager offerings have long been central to Switzerland’s alternative investment industry, and that seems unlikely to…
Institutions move from multistrategy to distinct style allocations
Pfaeffikon-based LGT Capital Partners, which manages more than USD22bn in hedge fund and private equity assets, has been investing in hedge…
Switzerland’s alternative investment industry adapts to new climate
By Hans-Jörg Baumann – For many decades alternative investments have been gaining increasing attention in the financial world, with…
Segregated FoHF mandates gain institutional traction
Unigestion, a fund of hedge funds manager with USD12.6bn in assets under management and more than 230 institutional investors on its client…
Transparency key to fund solutions for institutions
Full transparency is not just important but central to the investment philosophy at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, which offers nearly…
Revised regulation targets asset management quality
While Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, it obtains access to the internal market by adapting its policies and regulation…
Keeping investors loyal to the FoHF model
PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cBanque Privée Edmond de Rothschild’s EDR Prifund Alpha range of 13 funds of hedge funds, seven…
