25 Jul 2010
Hedge funds up 0.6 per cent year-to-date
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, are up 0.6 per cent year-to-date as of 30 June, posting positive…
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Insparo’s Africa and Middle East fund celebrates second anniversary
Insparo Asset Management is celebrating the two year anniversary of its Africa and Middle East fund.It says the success of the fund has…
23 Jul 2010
The Blackstone Group makes net loss of USD193m in Q2
The Blackstone Group made a net loss of USD193.3m in the second quarter of 2010, compared to a net loss of USD164.3m for the second quarter…
Altin launches share buyback programme
The Swiss alternative investment company Altin has launched a share buyback programme. This programme is part of a wider set of discount…
22 Jul 2010
Morgan Stanley and UBS join Life & Longevity Markets Association
Morgan Stanley and UBS have joined the Life & Longevity Markets Association as full members.They join original members Axa, Deutsche…
Credit Suisse outsources fund administration business to Societe Generale
Societe Generale Securities Services and Credit Suisse (Deutschland) have signed an agreement on a partnership under which SGSS will…
Richard Fleischman identifies eight standards of business sustainability
Richard Fleischman & Associates, a provider of outsourced technology and IT services to alternative asset firms, outlined the eight…
Kotak to launch Indian corporate debt fund
Kotak Mahindra (UK), a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank, is launching a fixed maturity plan to help foreign investors…
21 Jul 2010
Over USD7.7bn in catastrophe bonds listed in Cayman Islands
More than USD7.7bn in catastrophe bonds has now been listed on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange in the British Overseas Territory.Cayman…
Non-directional hedge funds minimise drawdowns and lower volatility
The Hennessee Group has analysed its Hennessee Hedge Fund Indices to determine which strategies have outperformed the S&P 500 Index…
Hedge fund inflows steady in Q2 as consolidation continues
Investors continued to allocate new capital to hedge funds in the second quarter of 2010 with the industry experiencing a net inflow of…
20 Jul 2010
GLG reports estimated net AUM of USD23bn
GLG Partners has reported estimated net assets under management of approximately USD23bn as of 30 June 2010.The company had net inflows of…
Hedge funds’ increased use of investor-level gates is a credit positive
Although not a new structure, the increased use of investor-level gates to revise liquidity terms and improve liquidity profiles is a…
Gottex fee earning assets down 8.3 per cent
Gottex Fund Management, an alternative asset management group, had total fee-earning assets of USD7.26bn at 30 June 2010, down 8.3 per cent…
Dominion Corporate Group opens Luxembourg office
Dominion Corporate Group, a provider of management and administration services to corporations and institutional clients, has opened its…
