11 May 2009
SEC Compliance stresses importance of transparency
SEC Compliance Consultants, a provider of compliance and operational due diligence reviews, has stressed the need for asset managers and…
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Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index to finish up 1.29 per cent in April
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up 1.29 per cent in April, based on 55 per cent of assets…
08 May 2009
Hedge fund assets continued to decline in first quarter, says HFR
Investors continued to withdraw capital from hedge funds in the first quarter of 2009, redeeming nearly USD104bn, according to data…
OpHedge and RiskMetrics to provide investor reporting service
OpHedge Investment Services, a fund operations/administration service provider, is partnering with RiskMetrics Group, a provider of risk…
AIG Financial Products completes sale of commodity index business
AIG Financial Products has completed the sale of its commodity index business to the equities business of UBS Investment Bank, including…
Commodities will be among the first to recover from economic crisis, says report
The future of the global commodities market will depend on the revival of the overall economy, but it will be among the first to recover…
Hedge fund returns stabilize in first quarter
Despite continued market volatility, hedge fund returns appear to have stabilized in the first quarter as funds posted gains of 0.9 per…
Comment: Complex and costly ETFs struggle to win investors' attention
Exchange-traded funds have enjoyed a good run with investors over the past few years.Exchange-traded funds have enjoyed a good run with…
SkyBridge announces first alternatives conference
SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, has announced that more than 500 asset managers and…
07 May 2009
Three DJ HFI strategies post losses in April
Three of the five hedge fund strategies published by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees losses in April 2009. Three of the…
NewAlpha invests USD30m in Melchior European Fund
NewAlpha has announced its 12th seeding agreement, a USD30m investment in the Melchior European Fund managed by the UK's Dalton Strategic…
Och-Ziff AUM down 32 per cent year-on-year
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group has reported that its assets under management were USD22.6bn as of 31 March 2009, 16 per cent lower than…
Shareholders vote against wind-up of Ashmore Global Opportunities
Ashmore Global Opportunities has announced that shareholders have voted against the resolution to wind up the company. Ashmore Global…
100 Women in Hedge Funds names UK charity of the year
100 Women in Hedge Funds has named Shine as its UK charity of the year and beneficiary of its annual London fundraising event, to be held…
06 May 2009
36 South opens London office
Global macro/volatility hedge fund specialist 36 South Capital Holdings Ltd (36South) has opened an office in London.Global…
