27 Apr 2012
BCM lists on AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace
Billings Capital Management (BCM) has listed on online private investment marketplace AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace (AGM).The investment…
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26 Apr 2012
ALTIN FoHF shows hand
ALTIN has disclosed its entire hedge fund portfolio holdings as of 1 April 2012 as part of its policy of full transparency to…
25 Apr 2012
Altegris announces advisor share class
Altegris is to launch a new "R" share class on 1 May designed exclusively for registered investment advisors (RIAs) seeking to invest in…
British economy has gone for a burton
It's official. The British economy has gone for a Burton, says Marcus Bullus, trading director at MB Capital…The Government and the Bank of…
For Man Systematic Strategies’ Sandy Rattray, the key is ‘do lots more different things’
“Each of our funds is a niche product where we’re trying to resolve a specific issue that investors face,” notes Sandy Rattray, the CIO of…
24 Apr 2012
Hedge funds ‘significantly outperform’ traditional asset classes, says study
Hedge funds significantly outperformed traditional asset classes such as equities, bonds and commodities over the last 17 years according…
Key themes for e-trading desks
Trading algorithms are nothing new. But the way they’re being used is changing, with managers today requiring more and more customisation.…
Risk reporting technology goes mainstream
Interview with Tyler Kim – Historically, risk reporting solutions were developed to cater to the needs of sophisticated portfolio managers…
Hedge funds face challenges of Form PF and standard communication protocols
By James Williams – Over the last three or four years the technology platform between fund administrators and managers has become…
Workflow automation drives vendor-administrator collaboration
By James Williams – The advances being made in technology to support hedge fund managers are significant, not only because the way hedge…
Dillon Eustace opens Cayman office
Irish law firm Dillon Eustace has opened an office in the Cayman Islands. The new office makes Dillon Eustace first European Union legal…
Swiss fund market takes pause
In March 2012, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the Swiss Funds Assiciation (SFA) climbed to around CHF648…
23 Apr 2012
Perseus Telecom and Reliance Globalcom launch fastest trans-Atlantic trading network
Perseus Telecom, a global provider of connectivity, along with Reliance Globalcom, the Global telecommunications services arm of India’s…
BVI funds required to file annual returns by 30 June
All private, professional and public funds in the British Virgin Islands are required to submit a Mutual Fund Annual Return (MFAR) to the…
Diversification is key for hedge funds, says SEB’s X-Asset team
The hedge fund industry on average does not hedge and the limited diversification of most hedge funds has been exposed, according to a…
