24 Mar 2010
Errors and data integrity worry fund executives most
Fund company executives’ top concern is the data integrity in their fund reports, according to a Confluence Global Fund Administration…
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23 Mar 2010
ABC Quant launches virtual hedge fund universe
ABC Quant, a provider of risk management analytical solutions for the hedge fund industry, has incorporated a virtual hedge fund universe…
European fund industry could reach EUR6.8trn by 2014
Assets under management in the European fund industry could reach EUR6.8trn by 2014, according to a study published by Alfi, the…
Qbasis launches ETF managed futures fund
Managed futures specialist Qbasis Invest has launched an exchange-traded fund, the Qbasis Futures Fund, which will commence trading on the…
Compass Advisers establishes asset management platform
Compass Advisers Group, an international merchant banking partnership, has formed Compass Partners Asset Management, a principal investing…
Altin completes share buyback
Swiss alternative investment company Altin has completed the share buyback initiated on 22 July 2009 as part of its buyback programme of up…
22 Mar 2010
Ucits HFS Index continues positive trend in March
The Ucits HFS Index is up 1.71 per cent after the first three weeks in March, accelerating the positive trend of the first weeks. With…
Australian hedge funds up 0.08 per cent in February
February is turning out to have been a tough month for Australian hedge funds, particularly those with a local equity based mandate,…
Close to administer range of forestry funds
MSS Capital, the alternative asset management group, has selected Close Fund Services as fund administrator to a new range of sustainable…
Deutsche Börse launches DAXglobal China Urbanization
Deutsche Börse has launched the DAXglobal China Urbanization Index, comprising the 20 largest and most liquid companies from five DAXglobal…
21 Mar 2010
Olympia Capital Management launches multi-strategy fund of hedge funds
Fund of hedge funds manager Olympia Capital Management has launched the Olympia Dynamic Fund, a diversified multi-strategy fund of hedge…
Icap to complete acquisition of TriOptima
Icap, an inter-dealer broker and supplier of post-trade services, has received final regulatory approval and will complete the acquisition…
19 Mar 2010
SmartPool reports record market share gains in the Nordic region
SmartPool, the European dark liquidity pool created by NYSE Euronext in partnership with HSBC, J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas, has reported…
Changes to Desjardins Alternative Investments Fund
The Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, the manager of the Desjardins family of mutual funds, has made changes to the investment…
18 Mar 2010
Barclay CTA Index gains 0.19 per cent in February
Managed futures gained 0.19 per cent in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.“Although commodity indexes…
