25 May 2010
Elementum Advisors wins reinsurance investment mandate
Elementum Advisors has been appointed by one of the largest North American pension plans to manage a risk-linked investments mandate…
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Invesco launches balanced-risk commodity strategy
Invesco’s global asset allocation team has been awarded its first mandate in its balanced-risk commodity strategy. The strategy is designed…
Ascentia Capital Partners selects Armored Wolf as fund sub-adviser
Ascentia Capital Partners has chosen Armored Wolf to manage its global macro equities strategy in the Alternative Strategies Mutual…
First State launches onshore Global Agribusiness Fund to UK and Europe
First State Investments (UK) has launched an onshore version of its Global Agribusiness Fund. Targeted at UK and European wholesale and…
24 May 2010
Comment: Movements in fixed income and currency markets will provide increasing opportunities for macro managers
Morten Spenner, CEO at International Asset Management Limited (IAM), one of the oldest specialist fund of hedge funds manager, discusses…
Otkritie supports the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy
As part of its sponsorship of Team Moscow at the Mint Polo in the Park tournament in June, Otkritie Securities has chosen the Fortune…
Investors drive growth of alternative mutual funds in US and Europe
In the wake of historic market losses and epic scandals, a restless and empowered investor base is demanding greater transparency and…
Dutch pension giant ABP invests in Cavenagh Capital
Former Dexion Capital veteran Andrew Gale and DBS veteran Lee Ka Shao have received an allocation from the pension fund management firm APG…
Emerging markets hedge funds navigate sovereign crisis
Emerging markets hedge funds gained 4.7 per cent year-to-date through April, suggesting that many managers have navigated through much of…
Fixed income traders lead Greenwich Investable Indices higher in April
The Greenwich Composite Investable Index advanced by 0.20 per cent in April as equity markets moved higher in choppy trading. Seven of nine…
Islands focus on international relations
Channel Islands leaders are confident about relations with the new UK government – including Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat business…
May turmoil will test or prove hedge fund performance, says AFM
As more funds' results are reported for April, average returns measured by Australian Fund Monitor's index have increased to be…
23 May 2010
News from Guernsey Finance: Alastair Stewart is keynote speaker at Guernsey Funds Forum
Hot on the heels of the UK General Election, ITV news anchor Alastair Stewart will be the keynote speaker and host of a debate on the…
GlobeOp in front office support negotiations with asset management firm
GlobeOp Financial Services has entered into exclusive negotiations to provide front office support and middle- and back-office services to…
Nine out of ten Credit Suisse/Tremont strategies post positive returns
Nine out of ten strategies in the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Broad Index posted positive returns in April as volatility increased in…
