12 Sep 2010
Doughty Hanson to acquire Equity Trust for EUR350m
Private equity firm Doughty Hanson is to acquire Equity Trust, a provider business administration and fiduciary services, for a total…
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Citigroup sponsors launch of new managed accounts platform
Citigroup has launched Ivaldi Capital, a managed account platform which aims to accommodate the increasing demand for alpha-generating…
Hedge funds protect capital and outperform as markets decline sharply
Hedge funds have been able to protect capital and generate modest positive performance this year despite high levels of volatility and…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.22 per cent in August
Early estimates indicate the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index will post positive performance of 0.22 per cent in August, based on…
10 Sep 2010
Credit attracts investor inflows despite volatile markets
Fitch Ratings says fund flows for credit asset managers have in general remained positive, as concerns about sovereign and bank debt and…
Formicary launches Hedge Fund in a Box solution
Formicary and Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services have launched a business solution called Hedge Fund in a Box, to give hedge funds…
09 Sep 2010
Gottex reports positive cash earnings for first half of 2010
Gottex Fund Management, an alternative asset management group, had positive cash earnings for the six months ended 30 June 2010, but its…
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index up 0.38 per cent in August
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 0.38 per cent for August, with strong performance in macro and relative value strategies only…
Swiss single hedge fund industry on the upswing
Despite the financial crisis and scandals, the hedge fund industry in Switzerland is well on track. Clear trends include a shift from funds…
GAM launches market neutral credit fund
GAM has launched its first market neutral credit fund with credit manager DCI.GAM Star Diversified Market Neutral Credit aims to produce…
Hedge funds decline 0.55 per cent in August
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 0.55 per cent in August, taking its year-to-date performance to +1.32 per cent.The S&P 500…
Fourth Austrian EUA auction to take place on 8 November
On 8 November 2010 the Austrian Government is auctioning 200,000 EU allowances through Climex. This is the fourth auction in a row and the…
08 Sep 2010
Hedge fund assets sink to lowest level since November 2009
The hedge fund industry posted an estimated outflow of USD2.9bn, or 0.2 per cent of assets, in July 2010, the second straight outflow as…
Forty one per cent of Nordic investors increasing allocations to hedge funds
Forty one per cent of Nordic investors are increasing their allocations to hedge funds, according to SEB’s Nordic Hedge Fund Investor…
07 Sep 2010
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up 0.05 per cent in August
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.05 per cent in August, bringing its year-to-date performance to 0.84 per cent.The top performing…
