21 Apr 2010
S&P 500 registers 6.03 per cent gain in March
Stock market investors expressed positive views in March as the S&P 500 index registered a 6.03 per cent gain in a context of…
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Managed futures lead Credit Suisse/Tremont index in March
Managed futures experienced the best performance among the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index strategies in March, with gains of 4.25…
MCAM to manage Silverstone’s sales and marketing
MCAM Group, a provider of business solutions for the alternative investment industry, has entered into an agreement with London-based…
Due diligence critical to achieving investor confidence, survey shows
Asset management firms believe exhibiting better discipline and having a greater focus on due diligence are major drivers in regaining…
Hedge funds gain 2.56 per cent in Q1
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 2.56 per cent in quarter one, bringing the industry within two per cent of its previous high…
Guernsey-based Bachmann Group announces management buyout
Guernsey-based financial services provider Bachmann Group has announced a partial management buyout, with 40 per cent of shares in the…
SkyBridge Capital opens office in Zürich
SkyBridge Capital, an alternative investment firm that is acquiring the fund of hedge funds, hedge fund seeding and hedge fund advisory…
20 Apr 2010
Alpstar launches European credit fund
Alpstar Capital, a European asset manager and investment adviser, has launched the Alper European Credit Fund.The fund is a more mainstream…
Lombard Odier to outsource Jersey fund servicing to Bedell
Lombard Odier is to reorganise the administration of its own funds in Jersey by transferring its domestic fund business to legal and…
Close Fund Services takes on sustainable forestry funds
Close Fund Services in Guernsey is to administer a new range of sustainable forestry funds launched by alternative asset management group…
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions appointed as fund administrator to Farema Capital
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions (FPFS) has been appointed administrator to the Farema Fund, a new fund launched by industry veteran Emanuele…
Fortress completes acquisition of Logan Circle Partners
Fortress Investment Group has completed the acquisition of Logan Circle Partners, a fixed income asset manager. The acquisition, which was…
YA Global completes GBP4m equity facility with Mercator Gold
YA Global Master SPV, which is advised by Yorkville Advisors, has entered into a GBP4m standby equity distribution agreement with AIM…
19 Apr 2010
Cairn Capital to manage Credaris Credit Fund
Cairn Capital, the London based credit asset management and advisory firm, has assumed management of the Credaris Credit Fund, which…
Hilltop launches fund of hedge funds
Hilltop Fund Management has launched its London-based business and its alternative fund of hedge funds approach. The All Weather Fund,…
