25 Apr 2011
GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 2.45% for April
The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2011 stands at 2.45%, a decrease of 0.81% from March 2011 and a decrease of 0.38% from a…
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Eze Castle publishes hedge fund operations and technology study
Eze Castle Integration, Inc has released its 2011 Hedge Fund Operations & Technology Benchmark Study of more than 220 hedge funds and…
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co adds equity securities lending team
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co has added a new Equity Securities Lending team to the Cantor Prime Services Group with the hiring of Securities…
Hedge funds up 0.12% in March, according to Dow Jones Credit Suisse HFI
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (HFI) posted positive performance in March, up 0.12%, with five out of ten strategies in the…
21 Apr 2011
Jersey retains flexibility as it extends its funds regime
Following confirmation of the AIFM Directive at the end of 2010, Jersey has announced that it is working to deliver a range of flexible…
20 Apr 2011
Schroders unveils commodity investment trust based in Guernsey
Schroders is to launch a new investment trust, structured as a Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended investment company, which will invest in a…
Managed futures lose 0.91% in March
Managed futures lost 0.91% in March according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Barclay CTA Index is…
Guernsey lawyers advise on acquisition of Man Group’s stake in BlueCrest
Guernsey lawyers from Mourant Ozannes have assisted in advising BlueCrest on the acquisition by its partners of Man Group’s 25.5% stake in…
Scotia Capital Hedge Fund Performance Index down in March
The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index finished March 2011 down 0.09% on an asset weighted basis and down 0.70% on an…
Hedge fund industry surpasses USD2trn milestone
Total capital invested in the global hedge fund industry exceeded USD2 trillion for the first time in its history, according to data…
19 Apr 2011
Opinion: Why the Black-Scholes model overvalues illiquid hedge fund assets
Espen Robak, president and founder of Pluris Valuation Advisors, argues that Black-Scholes and other theoretical valuation models have long…
Perella Weinberg Partners affiliate to acquire AIG Rail Services
An affiliate of Perella Weinberg Partners’ Asset Based Value strategy is to acquire AIG Rail Services Inc, a provider of customised full…
Principal Global Investors to acquire majority stake in Finisterre Capital
Principal Global Investors is to acquire a majority stake in Finisterre Capital, LLP, and Finisterre Holdings Limited, (together Finisterre…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 0.35% in March
Hedge funds gained 0.35% in March according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index is up…
Richmond Park acquires Olympia Capital Management
Richmond Park Capital Holdings Limited, the holding company of Richmond Park Partners LLP, has finalised the acquisition of the Olympia…
