08 Mar 2010
Salus Alpha launches special situations fund
Salus Alpha and stock analyst Roland Neuwirth have launched a special situations fund, called Salus Alpha RN Special Situations. Salus…
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Alter Domus opens an office in Mauritius
Alter Domus, a provider of outsourced administration services, has opened an office in Mauritius. Alter Domus (Mauritius) is a joint…
Comment: Domicile ruling calls for advisors to reassess their client’s affairs
Rex Cowley (pictured), Head of Marketing, at the International division of Close, comments on the renewed interest in Qualifying Recognised…
07 Mar 2010
RBC launches US Treasury index rebalanced daily
RBC Capital Markets has launched the RBC Total Return US Treasury Index, a benchmark index for investors in US Treasuries with bonds…
MCAM to manage Fusion’s product sales
MCAM Group, a provider of outsourced business solutions for the alternative investment industry, has signed an agreement to manage all…
05 Mar 2010
Regulation and acceleration
Consultant Nigel Carey (pictured) and Senior Associate Rob Milner of Carey Olsen review the history of the funds sector in the Channel…
Aros Capital to launch altruistic investment fund
Aros Capital Partners, an Anglo Danish investment manager, is launching a UK-managed global altruistic opportunities fund in the second…
04 Mar 2010
Long/short equity hedge funds post positive returns in February
Long/short equity and global macro hedge funds posted positive returns in February, based on Credit Suisse’s LAB Liquid Indices.The LAB…
Risk appetite returns to US corporate CDS markets
US corporate credit default swap markets, while trading in a broader range, were little changed over the course of February 2010, according…
Ticonderoga Securities launches risk arbitrage desk
Ticonderoga Securities, an institutional broker dealer, has launched a risk arbitrage desk focusing on mergers and acquisitions, which will…
S&P GSCI recovers 5.56 per cent in February
The S&P GSCI, a commodities index, increased 5.56 per cent in February after falling 7.89 per cent in January. The index was led higher…
Long/short equity fund launches on Merchant’s Ucits platform
Merchant Capital, a Ucits III platform provider to the hedge fund industry, has announced that its first client is now fully operational.…
03 Mar 2010
Hedge funds recoup lost assets and return to 2008 levels
Hennessee Group has estimated that hedge fund industry assets increased by USD751bn in 2009 to USD1.96trn. The jump in assets represents a…
Harcourt AUM reaches USD4.5bn in 2009
Harcourt Investment Consulting, the Switzerland-based alternative investment solutions provider, had assets under management of USD 4.5bn…
Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index drops 1.2 per cent in January
January was not a strong month for hedge funds, with the Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index dropping 1.2 per cent and the currency-hedged…
