12 Oct 2010
Hedge funds advance 3.50 per cent in September
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 3.50 per cent in September and is now up 4.60 per cent year-to-date.The S&P 500 advanced 8.76…
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Managers maintain key positions in corporate bonds
With the potential prospect of a further narrowing of spreads, US fixed income fund managers are maintaining their key positions in…
11 Oct 2010
Newedge CTA Index up 1.28 per cent
The Newedge CTA Index rose by 1.28 per cent in September, taking its year-to-date performance to 6.08 per cent.Eight out of nine Newedge…
Olivetree and Global Prime Partners form partnership for small hedge funds
Olivetree Securities, the equities intermediary brokerage firm, has formed a partnership with Global Prime Partners, a provider of prime…
ABN Amro Private Banking partners with Lyxor for hedge funds
ABN Amro Private Banking and Lyxor Asset Management have entered into a partnership for hedge fund solutions. The partnership enables ABN…
Global Nuclear Energy Index up 13.88 per cent
Standard & Poor’s Global Nuclear Energy Index recorded a total return of 13.88 per cent in the third quarter, outperforming the S&P…
10 Oct 2010
Altin portfolio up 3.87 per cent year-to-date
Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, has reported a 3.87 per cent rise for its…
Hedge funds advance 3.48 per cent in September
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 3.48 per cent in September and is up 4.66 per cent year-to-date.The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index…
Growth opportunity for managers within separately managed accounts
Separately managed accounts are increasingly popular hedge fund structures and they present growth opportunities to managers, according to…
07 Oct 2010
I2BF awarded mandate for Russian-Kazak nanotech fund
London-based asset management group I2BF has been awarded the mandate to control a new USD100m nanotech fund, alongside Russian bank…
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index rises 1.97 per cent in September
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 1.97 per cent in September, taking its year-to-date performance to 2.82 per cent.The top performing…
Carlyle secures 9,000 square metres of lettings in Germany
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has secured lettings at the new Cubes premises on Cecilienallee 6-7 in Düsseldorf, Germany to…
ZeniMax Media receives USD150m from Providence Equity Partners
ZeniMax Media has closed a USD150m investment by private equity firm Providence Equity Partners in convertible preferred stock of the…
06 Oct 2010
Six out of seven IQ hedge fund indices positive in September
Six out of seven IQ hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices were positive in September, data from IndexIQ shows.The IQ Hedge…
Lance Futures to launch multi-adviser managed futures fund
Lance Futures, a brokerage service provider in Germany, is launching a multi-adviser alternative investment fund that integrates the return…
