15 Jul 2010
RBC Hedge 250 Index down 0.94 per cent in June
The RBC Hedge 250 Index fell by 0.94 per cent in June and is down 0.56 per cent year-to-date. The returns are estimated and will be…
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UBS launches ETN linked to Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index
UBS Investment Bank has expanded its UBS E-Tracs exchange-traded notes platform by adding the UBS E-Tracs Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index. It…
14 Jul 2010
Northern Trust provides daily valuation of property derivatives
Northern Trust is offering clients daily independent valuations for complex over-the-counter property derivatives. The product, which has…
Hedge funds limit losses in June as markets continue to fall
Hedge funds as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index cut net exposures and limited the losses experienced by markets in…
Blackstone/GSO Capital Solutions Fund closes on over USD3.25bn
GSO Capital Partners, the credit business of The Blackstone Group, has held the final closing of the Blackstone/GSO Capital Solutions Fund…
13 Jul 2010
Bear market sentiment is back, survey finds
Investors have turned bearish in their outlook for the global economy and corporate earnings, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch survey of…
Altin increases event driven allocation to 18.58 per cent
Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, has increased its exposure to event driven…
Newedge’s hedge fund indices fall in June
Newedge’s suite of hedge fund indices all posted negative results for the month of June.The Newedge CTA Index fell 0.19 per cent in June…
Virtus launches Premium AlphaSector Fund
Virtus Investment Partners, which operates a multi-manager asset management business, has launched the Virtus Premium AlphaSector Fund, an…
Hedge funds post inflow of USD4.0bn in May
The hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of USD4.0bn, or 0.3 per cent of assets, in May 2010, the third inflow in four months,…
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index falls 0.6 per cent in June
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform, was down 0.6 per cent in June. Year-to-date…
IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy Fund celebrates two-year anniversary
The IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy Fund, the first no-load, open-end mutual fund designed to replicate broad-based hedge fund performance…
SkyBridge invests in Viathon Capital's Whitewater Fund
SkyBridge Capital has committed to make an investment in Viathon Capital's Whitewater fund.Whitewater is a credit opportunity fund focused…
Rydex SGI launches four funds
Rydex SGI has launched four mutual funds that aim to help investors weather the ups and downs of challenging market environments.The funds…
Prime Management to administer investment portfolios for Elementum
Prime Management, a provider of fund administration services to the alternative investment industry, is to service three new risk-linked…
