19 Aug 2009
Economic optimism highest since 2003, report finds
Investor optimism about the global economy has soared to its highest level in nearly six years, with portfolio managers putting their cash…
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Asian hedge funds surge in quarter two
Surging Asian equity markets in the second quarter of 2009 contributed to the strongest performance in nearly a decade for Asia-focused…
18 Aug 2009
Yorkville completes AUD10m equity facility with European Gas
Yorkville Advisors, the investment manager to a family of funds, has entered into a AUD10m equity line of credit agreement with European…
Hedge funds continue to progress strongly in July
After a slight pause in June, investors saw the stock market rise strongly again in July with the S&P 500 index posting a fifth…
LaCrosse completes SAS 70 type I certification
LaCrosse Global Fund Services, a provider of operations, middle-office and administration services to managers of hedge funds, has…
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index up 2.54 per cent in July
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has been confirmed up 2.54 per cent in July, bringing year-to-date…
Managed futures tread water in July
Managed futures traders had mixed results in July, averaging out to a 0.06 per cent loss, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by…
Art index created to track Post-War art
Art Market Research, the creator of the AMR Art 100 Index, has collaborated with Collection of Modern Art to create an index specifically…
Man's RMF fund invests in Hong Kong's Minerva Macro Fund
Man Investments' seeding fund, RMF Global Emerging Managers, has completed its second incubation deal of the last two months, providing a…
17 Aug 2009
British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands join OECD tax white list
New Zealand has signed tax information exchange agreements with the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, bringing to 12 the…
Scoach launches barometer to gauge certificate market sentiment
The Frankfurt certificate exchange Scoach has launched a barometer for gauging the latest sentiment on the certificate market. The…
RBC Hedge 250 Index returns 2.10 per cent in July
The RBC Hedge 250 Index had an estimated net return of 2.10 per cent in July, bringing the year-to-date return of the index to 13.04 per…
Comment: Fighting for a rethink on the AIFM directive
The hedge fund industry has been in the forefront of efforts to persuade the EU authorities to re-examine the draft Directive on…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 3.11 per cent in July
Hedge funds rose 3.11 per cent in July, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Hedge funds rose 3.11 per cent…
14 Aug 2009
Value of listed exchanges rises in July
The value of listed exchanges rallied in July following a slight drop the previous month, and produced an increase in capital returns of…
