13 Jan 2012
Up to USD400bn of money ‘in play’ for hedge funds in 2012, says Barclays Capital
The hedge fund industry faces challenges in 2012, but also a year of significant opportunity, according to a Barclays Capital report, The…
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12 Jan 2012
Segregation of customer funds for cleared swaps
Gary Gensler (pictured), chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is backing the final rules on the segregation of…
11 Jan 2012
‘A Postcard from China’
Jing Sun, Manager of the PSigma Global Equity Fund, is encouraged by a recent research trip to China… I have just returned from Hong Kong…
Ogier expands into Luxembourg
Ogier is to open a boutique law firm in Luxembourg in early 2012, making it the first offshore firm with an onshore legal presence in the…
Hedgeweek 2012 Global Awards
We are conducting a survey of the Hedgeweek readership to assess the best hedge fund performers and service providers during 2011 in a…
NYSE Euronext sees global derivatives ADV up 12% year-on-year
NYSE Euronext has reported global derivatives ADV in December 2011 of 7.5 million contracts, an increase of 11.8% compared to December…
Citco embraces Open Protocol Standard
In August 2011 the ‘Open Protocol Enabling Risk Aggregation’ standard was launched as a means to align transparency reporting formats and…
Hedge funds decline 0.60% in December
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 0.60% in December (-4.27% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced 0.85% (-0.02% YTD), the Dow Jones…
10 Jan 2012
Hedge funds conclude challenging 2011, position for 2012
Hedge funds concluded a challenging 2011 with a decline in December, as the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declined by 0.18 per cent,…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index down 0.41% in December
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was down 0.41% in December as the component strategies reported mixed results.Managed…
09 Jan 2012
Six out of seven IQ Hedge indexes negative in December
All but one of IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge family of benchmark hedge fund replication indexes saw negative performance for the month ended 31…
06 Jan 2012
GlobeOp confirms discussions with Advent International Corp and TPG Capital
The board of GlobeOp Financial Services SA (GlobeOp) has confirmed speculation that the fund administrator is in discussions with private…
Wermuth Asset Management delivers top US long-short and Russia performance in 2011
Wermuth Asset Management, a German alternative asset advisory firm with some USD300m AUM and significant operations in Moscow, has…
Gemini Fund Services expands Northern Lights Variable Fund Trust with nine funds
Gemini Fund Services has announced the expansion and growth of the Northern Lights Variable Trust (NLVT). This expansion reflects Gemini's…
05 Jan 2012
Investors need to reassess risk to navigate markets in 2012
Normal assumptions about investing in share and bond markets have been turned upside down by Europe’s debt crisis, according to John…
