09 Feb 2010
NYSE Euronext reports net income of USD172m for Q4
NYSE Euronext, an operator of financial markets and provider of trading technologies, has reported net income of USD172m, or USD0.66 per…
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Hedge fund managed accounts industry could double in 2010
Sixteen per cent of institutional investors have a current allocation to managed accounts and a further 23 per cent are considering a…
CFA Institute and Edhec-Risk expand seminar on alternative asset allocation
The CFA Institute and Edhec-Risk Institute have extended their partnership in executive education to offer their alternative asset…
London Metal Exchange to establish LME Asia
The London Metal Exchange is to create LME Asia, opening its first overseas office in Singapore in April this year.The LME has 26 category…
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index up 0.17 per cent in January
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up 0.17 per cent in January, based on 74 per cent of assets…
Nautical Capital Management launches commodity-based funds
Nautical Capital Management, an asset management company specialising in the development and management of commodity portfolios, has…
Hedge funds decline 0.50 per cent in January
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 0.50 per cent in January, while the S&P 500 declined 3.70 per cent, the Dow Jones Industrial…
Australian single hedge funds return 20.81 per cent in 2009
Australian absolute return and hedge funds enjoyed one of their best performances on record in 2009, according to a report by Australian…
08 Feb 2010
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index down 0.71 per cent in January
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declined by 0.71 per cent in January after posting a gain of 20 per cent in 2009.Performance was…
Dutch hedge funds gain 11 per cent in 2009
Dutch hedge funds gained an average of 11 per cent in 2009, as measured by the Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index.The best performing funds…
Hedge funds perform well amid business model changes
Fitch Ratings says the hedge fund industry performed well in quarter four 2009 and experienced a return of net new money inflows. The broad…
07 Feb 2010
Highland closes CLO Value Fund I
Highland Capital Management, an investment management firm based in Dallas, Texas, has closed its CLO Value Fund I with a gross return of…
CME achieves strongest quarterly performance of 2009 in Q4
CME Group has reported fourth quarter GAAP revenues of USD667m and GAAP operating income of USD402m. Fourth quarter net income on a GAAP…
05 Feb 2010
Ignis and Castle Hill form partnership
Ignis Asset Management has entered into a partnership with Castle Hill Asset Management. Castle Hill is a credit investment manager with…
Long/short equity top performing AI index in February
Long/short equity headed the list of investable Alternative Investment Indices in February, with a month-to-date performance of 0.37 per…