08 Mar 2011
AIMA warns of economic impact of EU naked CDS ban
EU policymakers should consider the economic impact of potential restrictions on credit default swaps in sovereign debt. That’s according…
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Hedge funds advance 1.39% in February
Hennessee Group's Hedge Fund Index advanced 1.39% in February (+2.08% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced 3.20% (+5.53% YTD), the Dow…
Man awarded BVK managed account mandate
Man has been awarded a managed account mandate for initially EUR1.2 billion by Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public…
Investors predict USD200bn hedge fund inflows in 2011
Investors are predicting over USD200 billion net inflows into the hedge fund industry in 2011, taking the total AUM to an all time high of…
Mellon Capital Management Launches commodities strategy
Mellon Capital Management, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has launched its Commodity Alpha Long-Bias Strategy, a commodities strategy…
Guernsey’s fund industry moves past the GBP250bn mark
Figures issued today show that the value of investment fund business in Guernsey grew by GBP14.3 billion (5.9%) during the final quarter of…
07 Mar 2011
GlobeOp named best North American hedge fund administrator
GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE: GO.) has been named ‘Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator’ by the subscribers of industry trade…
Alternative assets must have good track record to be appealing, say senior wealth managers
Alternative investments need to have track records of several years before fund managers and other financial advisors will consider…
06 Mar 2011
New hedge fund launches accelerate in 2010 as liquidations, incentive fees decline
New hedge fund launches continued at a steady pace through the end of 2010, as new fund offerings outpaced fund liquidations for the first…
Ignis launches Absolute Return Government Bond Fund
Ignis Asset Management is to launch the Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund at the end of March. The fund will target net returns of…
03 Mar 2011
Second Hedgeweek awards recognise leaders of recovery
The second edition of the Hedgeweek Awards for excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers has recognised the increased…
NAV per share of BHCC USD shares appreciated by an estimated 1.79% in January
BH Credit Catalysts recently published their January 2011 performance results, showing the net asset value per US share stood at USD10.08…
Harcourt's assets under management hit USD4.8bn in 2010
Swiss-based alternative investments solutions provider Harcourt Investment Consulting AG, saw assets under management (AuM) reach USD48bn…
Mizuho to acquire 95% stake in Eurekahedge Pte Ltd
Mizuho Corporate Bank is to acquire 95% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, on a fully-diluted basis, of hedge fund research…
Hedge funds posted positive performance in February based on Credit Suisse LAB Index performance
Returns for the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Liquid Indices suggest that hedge funds experienced positive performance in…
