17 Feb 2009
Eurex to add four new index futures based on Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes
International derivatives exchange Eurex has announced it will launch four new commodity index futures on March 30, becoming the first…
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Guernsey fund sector remains confident despite drop in level of assets
Although the latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission show a GBP1bn decrease in the assets under management of funds…
16 Feb 2009
Guernsey funds "resilient" in the face of global market turmoil
The adverse performance of the global markets is the primary reason that the value of Guernsey funds fell by GBP1bn (0.5 per cent) during…
Codiam fund reports nine per cent NAV growth in first three months
The founders of Codiam Fund, which invests in rare vivid coloured diamonds that offer a hedge against market and political crises, have…
Gartmore's European Absolute Return Fund attracts GBP30m in two weeks
Gartmore's European Absolute Return Fund, a Ucits III limited issue vehicle with capacity set at 200 million shares, has raised GBP30m…
Comment: Should global recession precipitate stricter hedge fund regulation?
While there have been many claims and proposals for stricter hedge fund regulation, which many experts now say is inevitable, it is yet to…
Hedge funds slip again in January, says BarclayHedge
After losing a record 21.53 per cent in 2008, hedge funds began 2009 in the red after sliding 0.26 per cent in January, according to the…
13 Feb 2009
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index gains 1.53 per cent in January
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index gained 1.53 per cent in January, with the top performing strategies being fixed income arbitrage, special…
Canadian institutional investors "vary in enthusiasm for alternatives"
Canadian pension plan sponsors, endowments and foundations are going back to basics and revisiting the fundamental principles by which they…
Distressed securities suffers in January as other Dow Jones benchmarks rebound
Two of the three calculated hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes, event-driven and merger arbitrage, posted…
Bank of New York Mellon launches MarginDirect liquidity management tool
Bank of New York Mellon has announced the launch of MarginDirect, a liquidity tool that helps hedge funds manage margin positions and…
GLG sees assets under management fall nearly 40 per cent in 2008
Alternative investment manager GLG Partners saw net assets under management decline by 39 per cent during 2008, from USD24.6bn to USD15bn,…
12 Feb 2009
Australia's hedge funds outperform equities in January
Australia's absolute return and hedge funds have again shown their ability to outperform equity indices and long only funds in times of…
HedgeServ unveils alternative fund administration services
HedgeServ, headed by industry veterans Jim Kelly, Gene Mannella and Robert Aaron, has announced the official launch of what the group says…
Voltrex announces joint venture in Asia with Power Capital Group
Voltrex, a UK-based alternative investment and brokerage services specialist, has announced the expansion of its operations into Asia…
