24 Apr 2009
Gottex Fund Management AUM down 12.2 per cent in Q1 2009
Gottex Fund Management, a global alternative asset management group, has announced that its assets under management fell 12.2 per cent in…
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Managed futures returns stay on a downward pattern, says Lipper Tass
Managed futures managers posted a negative 0.43 per cent return on average in US-dollar terms in March and minus 2.91 per cent since the…
CAAM launches long short equity statistical arbitrage sub-fund
Crédit Agricole Asset Management has launched the CAAM Funds Equity Statistical Arbitrage (EUR) within its Luxembourg range of…
KPMG Corporate Finance acts as sponsor to Glenstone Property Plc
KPMG Corporate Finance are delighted to act as sponsor to Glenstone Property Plc which listed on the CISX on 28 October 2008. The company…
23 Apr 2009
Chi-X Europe to launch "Chi-Delta" dark book
Chi-X Europe, operator of the largest pan-European equity multilateral trading facility, has announced its intention to launch the…
Eurex to increase tick size of Bobl future
As of 11 May 2009, derivatives exchange Eurex will increase the minimum price change (tick size) for futures based on medium-term…
HSBC Global Asset Management launches global bond market neutral Ucits fund
HSBC Global Asset Management has announced the launch of the HSBC GIF Global Bond Market Neutral Fund, aimed at institutional investors.…
Comment: Och-Ziff makes hay as prop desks lick their wounds
Hedge funds are seeing less activity from the competing proprietary trading desks of investment banks, making it easier for them to…
Fleming Family and Partners Capital Management appoints Spring Capital
Fleming Family and Partners Capital Management has appointed Spring Capital Partners to assist with the marketing and client service of…
22 Apr 2009
Stock markets post significant profits in March, says Edhec
Stock markets remained highly volatile in March (44.14 per cent) but finally posted significant profits (+8.76 per cent) that brought the…
Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index up 2.1 per cent in March
Preliminary results show the Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rose 2.1 per cent in March, while the currency-hedged Morningstar MSCI…
Hedge fund industry has historically low levels of leverage, says Aima
The world's hedge fund industry has historically low levels of leverage, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association,…
Parker Global and BlackTree launch suite of global currency indices
Parker Global Strategies, a provider of alternative investment solutions, in conjunction with BlackTree Investment Partners, a London-based…
Comment: Permira's fundraising hurdle may be a boon
Private equity firm Permira has received some welcome news with the announcement by SVG Capital, the biggest investor in its funds, that…
Investor confidence index rises from 70.2 to 79.6 in April
Global investor confidence rose by a healthy 9.4 points from 70.2 in March to 79.6 in April, according to the State Street Investor…
