01 Dec 2010
CAIA Association to launch chapter in France
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, an association for credentialed alternative investment professionals, will launch…
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SEI adds absolute return strategies
SEI has added absolute return strategies to its goals-based strategic portfolios with the aim of delivering further diversification and…
Real Estate Credit Investments NAV rises to EUR1.69 per ordinary share
Real Estate Credit Investments, the Cheyne Capital managed investment company formerly known as Queen’s Walk, has reported an increase in…
30 Nov 2010
PJM Capital to launch new 2X programme in January
PJM Capital, the USD250m Washington, D.C. based quantitative CTA trend follower, plans to launch a new 2X programme in January 2011. The…
Hedge fund managers remain predominantly downbeat on US equities
Hedge fund managers remain predominantly downbeat on US equities, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge survey of hedge fund managers for…
Crown Managed Futures celebrates tenth anniversary
Crown Managed Futures, the flagship CTA/macro multi-manager programme of LGT Capital Partners, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this…
29 Nov 2010
Use of performance fees to increase again in 2011, research finds
Almost two-thirds of fund groups (65 per cent) expect the use of performance fees on equity funds to rise again in 2011, according to…
RWC Partners to launch macro hedge fund in January
RWC Partners will launch the RWC Macro Fund managed by Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost at the end of January 2011. The fund will be the…
Guernsey fund raises USD175m to become world's largest dispute financier
Burford Capital has raised USD175m (GBP110m) to create the world’s largest dispute financier. The Guernsey closed-ended investment company…
Guernsey’s fund business continues to grow
The value of investment fund business in Guernsey grew by GBP18.9bn (8.4 per cent) during the third quarter of this year. The increase…
26 Nov 2010
Irish funds industry enjoying unprecedented growth, says former Irish PM
Former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, who now holds the position of president of IFSC Ireland, has told London asset managers that the…
25 Nov 2010
Frontier launches FrontEdge Managed Futures Fund
Frontier Capital Management has launched the FrontEdge Managed Futures Fund. The fund is designed to offer investors an efficient method of…
Quintillion completes SAS 70 Type II
Fund administration company Quintillion has completed its SAS 70 Type II independent service auditor’s report. The certification was…
24 Nov 2010
Walter Energy’s bid for Western Coal set to net Audley investors CAD650m
Walter Energy’s bid of CAD11.50 for Western Coal of Canada values the 23 per cent equity stake in Western Coal held by funds advised by…
Level E Capital launches artificial intelligence-driven Maya Fund
Level E Capital’s flagship Maya Fund, which uses the latest scientific advances in artificial intelligence to create smart trading…
