15 Oct 2009
Fund of hedge fund industry still in reconfiguration despite strong performance
Fitch Ratings says the fund of hedge fund industry is still in reconfiguration despite being on course to register the best annual…
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Swiss Alpha launches Luxembourg regulated Ucits III fund
Swiss Alpha, an alternative asset manager specialising in systematically managed and quantitative based alternative investment strategies,…
RBC Hedge 250 Index returns 2.20 per cent in September
The RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of 2.20 per cent for the month of September, bringing the year-to-date return of the index to…
MFA to form alliance with affiliate hedge fund associations
The Managed Funds Association is to form alliances with regional hedge fund associations and their members in order to collaborate on key…
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In an environment where efficient and cost-effective access to research is more important than ever, investment managers around the world…
14 Oct 2009
Samena launches Asia bond fund with Argyle Street
Samena Capital has launched its first Asia bond fund, to be managed in a joint venture with Argyle Street Management, an Asian debt…
Majority of managers expect corporate earnings to rise in Q4
Some 84 per cent of institutional investment managers expect corporate earnings to increase in the coming quarter and 84 per cent believe…
Barclays launches FTSE 100 structured products
Barclays Stockbrokers has launched two FTSE 100 structured products. The firm says the recent rally in global stock markets has been…
FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index up 6.4 per cent
The share values of listed exchanges grew by 6.4 per cent during September 2009, amid further signs that the sector is returning to…
Investor demand for Ucits funds continues to increase
Investor demand for Ucits funds continues to strengthen, with net Ucits sales of EUR36m in August, according to the European Fund and Asset…
Asia Pacific HNWI wealth to grow 8.8 per cent annually despite fall in population
Asia Pacific’s population of high net worth individuals fell 14.2 per cent to 2.4 million in 2008 amid a global economic downturn and…
Aliquot Gold Bullion Fund selected for HFRX indices
Hedge Fund Research has selected Castlestone Management’s Aliquot Gold Bullion Fund as a constituent of its HFRX indices. The HFRX indices…
EuroCCP launches clearing and settlement for depositary receipts
European Central Counterparty will begin clearing and settling 120 of the most heavily-traded listed depositary receipts on 16 October.…
SEI signs ten collective investment trust managers
SEI has signed ten new collective investment trust managers over the past eight months. According to Cerulli Associates, CITs represented…
Hedge funds extend gains with upbeat economic data
Hedge funds consolidated their upward trend in September, with all hedge fund strategies except dedicated short-bias (-1.22 per cent)…
