25 Mar 2009
Finles Capital Management to launch liquid macro fund
Finles Capital Management is launching a fund on 31 March that applies a global macro strategy with a focus on absolute returns.Finles…
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Salus Alpha launches fund based on Vienna Absolute Return Index
Salus Alpha has launched a fund which tracks the Vienna Stock Exchange-listed Absolute Return Index, called Salus Alpha Multi Style.Salus…
Gottex reports 13 per cent decline in gross revenues
Gottex Fund Management says its financial performance in 2008 was impacted by the turmoil in the financial markets, with gross revenues…
Comment: Soros calls for sea change in economic philosophy
Legendary hedge fund manager George Soros has expressed concern that the lessons of the current downturn are not being correctly learned by…
24 Mar 2009
Laven Partners launches Global Systematic ST Plus fund
Laven Partners Asset Management has launched a second commodity trading adviser fund - the Laven Funds Global Systematic ST Plus SPC. …
SJ Berwin to open office in Hong Kong
SJ Berwin says it plans to launch a dedicated China and East Asia practice with an office in Hong Kong, subject to regulatory…
Managed futures returns slip even lower in February, says Lipper
Managed futures posted a negative 0.47 per cent return on average in US-dollar terms and minus 2.33 per cent since the beginning of the…
Alter Domus opens office in Hong Kong and acquires Skye Fund Services
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of outsourced administration services, has announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong, as…
Comment: CVC no longer in pole position?
With the 2009 Formula One season about to open next weekend, CVC Capital Partners, the owner of the commercial rights to the championship,…
23 Mar 2009
BH Global announces positive returns for 2008
BH Global delivered non-correlated positive returns of nearly four per cent in 2008, according to the company's final results. The firm was…
20 Mar 2009
Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index fell 1.2 per cent in February
The credit and equity markets experienced a sharp decline in February, as the US government announced its stimulus package and financial…
Segregated accounts "best way for investors to access hedge funds"
International Asset Management has published a paper exploring the advantages and disadvantages of the different options open to investors…
Comment: Independent value - maximising the benefit of independent offshore directors
Scott Lennon, a senior vice-president at Walkers Fund Services in the Cayman Islands, examines the impact of the credit crisis on the role…
19 Mar 2009
Managed futures down 0.18 per cent in February
Managed futures slipped 0.18 per cent in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Managed futures slipped…
Government involvement "drastically reshapes financial services M&A"
The financial crisis had a profound impact on patterns of M&A in financial services across Europe during 2008, reversing many…
