09 Apr 2009
Retrenchment theme to dominate global asset management dealflow, says Jefferies Putnam Lovell
With banks and insurers offloading desirable asset management franchises to raise capital, 2009 is shaping up as a year with fewer, albeit…
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Hennessee Hedge Fund Index up +1.37 per cent in March
Hennessee Group, a consultant and adviser to direct investors in hedge funds, has announced that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced…
Australian absolute return funds indicate positive performance for March
Early indicators are that performance from Australian absolute return funds in March was positive, although well below the performance of…
08 Apr 2009
Newedge CTA indices fall more than two per cent in March
Newedge says the AlternativeEdge Short-Term Traders Index finished the month of March down 2.19 percent (-1.34 percent YTD), while the CTA…
List Group to provide connectivity to London Stock Exchange markets
List Group, a multi-asset technology provider, has been accredited by the London Stock Exchange Group to provide connectivity to the…
Second Dexion fund passes continuation vote
Dexion has announced that 95 per cent of shareholders have voted in favour of the Dexion Absolute GBP fund, making it the second fund to…
VCM Fund Management announces removal of redemption fees
London-based hedge fund group VCM Fund Management has announced the removal of all redemption and transfer fees for all funds on its hedge…
HSBC Global Asset Management launches global currency fund
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched a global currency fund aimed at institutional investors, which aims to exploit currency market…
Comment: Summers the super salesman
It has just emerged into the public domain that Larry Summers, director of the National Economic Council for President Barack Obama, earned…
07 Apr 2009
Luxembourg fund assets down nearly 30 per cent during 2008
Luxembourg-domiciled fund assets fell by nearly 30 per cent to USD2,152.0bn (EUR1,548.1bn) over the year to the end of 2008, down from…
Swedish state pension platform adds hedge funds to portfolio
The Swedish state pension platform, Premium Pension Authority, has included Salus Alpha funds in its portfolio. The Swedish state pension…
Newedge VTI return estimated to be -0.88 per cent for March
The estimated March 2009 return for the Newedge Volatility Trading Index is -0.88 per cent, compared with +0.72 per cent for February…
Liquid Capital Management launches family of managed futures funds
Liquid Capital Management has announced the launch of its family of alternative investment funds focused on managed futures. The Liquid…
Comment: Candover calls a halt to investment
There was once a time when taking a pause in investment activity would have meant missing plethora of missed opportunities.There was once a…
06 Apr 2009
ACP Financials fund beats benchmark by 65 per cent in first six months
The ACP Financial Opportunities Fund has beaten its benchmark by over 65 per cent in its first six months, according to its manager ACP…
