05 Feb 2010
Comment: UK property recovery confirmed
James Thornton, Fund Director at Mayfair Capital Investment Management comments on the results of the IPD’s latest survey of the UK…
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04 Feb 2010
One in ten hedge funds to change fund administrators this year
A recent survey by TKS Solutions has revealed that ten per cent of alternative investment funds have considered switching administrators…
Aegon launches global opportunities fund
Aegon Asset Management is launching a global opportunities fund targeting investors wanting global macro exposure. The AEGON Global…
Research shows gulf between expectations of wealth managers and clients
A study by SEI has unearthed a striking disconnect between how wealth management clients’ experiences measure up against their…
Commodities start 2010 on a negative note
The S&P GSCI declined 7.89 per cent in January as each of its main components landed in negative territory during the month.The S&P…
03 Feb 2010
Stride Capital launches partnership for hedge fund managers
Stride Capital Group has launched a partnership that will focus on providing capital and expertise to talented emerging hedge fund…
Merchant Capital selects Kinetic for risk management and valuation
Merchant Capital’s Ucits III platform for hedge fund managers has appointed Kinetic Partners to manage risk management systems across the…
BNY Mellon to acquire PNC's global investment servicing business
BNY Mellon has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PNC's global investment servicing business, a provider of custody, fund…
Gain Capital opens office in Hong Kong
Gain Capital, a provider of online trading services, has opened an office in Hong Kong, further extending its presence in the Asia Pacific…
Buy side and sell side struggle to regain strength in 2010
The electronic trading revolution that brought the buy-side desk from telephones and working order to algorithms and smart order routing is…
Long/short equity hedge funds outperform in January
Based on the January performance for the Credit Suisse Long/Short Liquid Index, long/short equity funds posted negative returns in January…
Cumulus Energy Fund returns 68 per cent in 2009
The Cumulus team at PCE Investors has reported a 2009 full year return of 68.58 per cent for the Cumulus Energy Fund. This follows a return…
Managing Partners sees growing interest in life settlement funds in Asia
Managing Partners, an investment company that manages funds investing in life settlements, says it is encountering a groundswell of…
02 Feb 2010
Noci targets hedge fund investors for film finance
Noci Pictures Entertainment, a recently launched Chicago-based alternative investment firm, is in discussions with hedge fund investors…
Elementum Advisors wins catastrophe linked investments mandate
Alternative investment manager Elementum Advisors has been appointed by The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation to manage a…
