08 Feb 2011
‘Feel-better’ factor returns for London’s hedge fund managers
By Simon Gray - No-one is ready to say that the good times have returned for London’s hedge fund industry, but professionals say the sector…
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Clouds start to lift for London managers
By Simon Dinning - The past year, like the two or three before it, has been a difficult one for the hedge fund industry in London, but…
Hedge fund sector demonstrates staying power – for now
By Simon Gray - After a year in which some reports suggested that London’s hedge fund industry was about to up sticks and move en masse to…
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index up in January
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 0.29% for the month of January with the most significant contributions coming from Event…
Hedge funds post inflows of USD6.6bn in December 2010
The hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of USD6.6 billion (0.4% of assets) in December 2010, the sixth straight inflow,…
Fund managers' return on equity below pre-crisis levels, according to survey
A survey report released by RBC Dexia and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has revealed that a majority of fund managers expect their company’s return…
07 Feb 2011
JP Morgan sets gold standard
JP Morgan is the only tri-party collateral manager to accept physical gold as collateral to satisfy securities lending and repo…
Schroders launches absolute return currency funds
Schroders has launched two absolute return currency funds - Schroder ISF Absolute Return Currency EUR and Schroder ISF Absolute Return…
Merchant Capital to launch proprietary FX trading package with Hotspot FX
The asset management division of Merchant Capital is teaming up with institutional currency trading electronic communication network (ECN)…
AIFM Directive – ramifications for level-two implementation
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFM Directive) is hugely complex. Many have reservations on this contentious European…
Algorithmics awarded patent for operational risk capital modeling framework
Algorithmics, a provider of risk solutions, has been awarded a patent for its operational risk capital modeling framework. The patent…
Secondo named alternative investment business development officer for US Bancorp fund services
US Bancorp Fund Services LLC has named Michael Secondo senior vice president and alternative investment business development officer.…
Blackstone reports ENI of USD1.4bn in 2010
Blackstone Group's Economic Net Income (ENI) was USD1.4 billion for the full year 2010, an increase of USD714.5 million compared to ENI for…
06 Feb 2011
Curtis Adams and Nick Williams launch Ovington Multi-Strategy Fixed Income Hedge Fund
After a successful trading career spanning 20 years at Mizuho Corporate Bank London, Curtis Adams has moved his team to launch a new fixed…
First two managers go live on LAUP
The first two funds on LFG's Liquid Alpha UCITS Platform (LAUP) have gone live. The funds, which both launched on 1 February 2011, are…
