20 Jul 2010
Barclay CTA Index gains 0.24 per cent in June
Managed futures gained 0.24 per cent in June, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is down 1.04 per cent…
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Hedge fund strategies outperform stock markets in June
After a dramatic decline in May the stock markets fell back strongly again in June, according to data from the Edhec-Risk Institute. The…
LaCrosse to acquire BofA Merrill Lynch’s global fund administration business
LaCrosse Global Fund Services has agreed to acquire the global alternative fund administration business of Bank of America Merrill Lynch,…
GCP Infrastructure Investments raises GBP40m
GCP Infrastructure Investments has raised GBP40m at a price of GBP1.00 per ordinary share through the placing, the offer for subscription…
19 Jul 2010
Climex and APX-Endex win Dutch auction tender
The Dutch environmental exchange Climex and its clearer APX-Endex have won a tender issued by the Dutch Ministries of Housing, Spatial…
Algorithmics highlights dangers of proposed standard liquidity ratios
Algorithmics, a provider of risk solutions, has cautioned against the danger that is inherent in proposals to use standard liquidity ratios…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 0.96 per cent in June
Hedge funds lost 0.96 per cent in June, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is now up 0.13 per…
18 Jul 2010
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.84 per cent
Final performance for the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index is confirmed down 0.84 per cent in June. Overall, performance was up…
KKR now trading on NYSE
Alternative asset manager KKR has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange.In accordance with previously announced plans, the common…
Funds of hedge funds fall out of favour
A Preqin survey of 50 institutional investors in hedge funds reveals that investors are re-evaluating their fund of hedge funds investment…
16 Jul 2010
Cayman Islands seeing over 100 new fund registrations a month
Current monthly fund registrations in the Cayman Islands are indicating a strong recovery and are running at over 100 new funds a month.…
Comment: Funds of hedge funds and institutional investors
Morten Spenner, CEO at International Asset Management (IAM), comments on the results of the Towers Watson Global Alternatives Survey 2010…
15 Jul 2010
MSCI to acquire Measurisk
MSCI, a provider of investment decision support tools including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics and corporate governance…
Dalton to increase risk profile of offshore European equity long short fund
Dalton Strategic Partnership plans to increase the risk profile of the Melchior European Fund, a Cayman Island-domiciled European equity…
Hedge funds lose momentum in June as volatility spikes and markets sell off
Despite hedge funds posting a slightly positive performance of 0.06 per cent for June, according to the Lipper Hedge Fund Composite Index,…
