27 Jan 2009
BlueBay Asset Management sees assets slip 18 per cent in final quarter
BlueBay Asset Management says that at 31 December 2008 its estimated assets under management amounted to USD16.7bn - a decrease of 18.4 per…
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Man announces launch of managed futures product
Man has launched a product which it says offers investors the opportunity to profit from managed futures - a strategy that has historically…
26 Jan 2009
Hedge fund managers "face greater scrutiny and transparency demands"
Institutional investors appear committed to hedge fund investing, but hedge fund managers will face wider-ranging and more in-depth…
Old Mutual Asset Managers announces launch of currency hedge fund
Old Mutual Asset Managers has added to its hedge fund range with the launch of the Old Mutual Currency Fund, managed using a multi-signal…
UK hedge fund industry employment estimated at 40,000, says Aima
The UK hedge fund industry employs an estimated 40,000 people, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association, the trade…
Crédit Agricole and Société Générale to merge asset management businesses
Crédit Agricole and Société Générale have signed a preliminary agreement to combine their asset management operations, comprising the whole…
Salus Alpha Directional Markets fund approved for public distribution in Germany
The accumulator and distributor share classes of the Salus Alpha Directional Markets fund, the latest product from Austria alternative…
Gottex sees assets fall 28 per cent in final quarter of 2008
Gottex Fund Management Holdings, part of the international fund of hedge funds management group, has reported in its pre-close trading…
23 Jan 2009
Stock markets return +1.06 per cent in December
After three months of significant losses, stock markets managed a positive return of +1.06 per cent in December, with volatility remaining…
Consultancy launched to meet investors' new governance and transparency requirements
London-based IGS Group and MSS Capital have announced the launch of MAG Consultancy (Managed Accounts and Governance Consultancy), a joint…
Credit Suisse Alternative Index Replication sees inverse index gain in early January
The Credit Suisse Inverse Long/Short Equity Replication Index was up 0.61 per cent net for the month through 15 January, according to…
Hedge fund investors noted dangers of inadequate reporting before Madoff, says Edhec
Even before the Madoff scandal, investors were dissatisfied with the quality of information on liquidity and operational risk exposure and…
SEC charges fugitive trader with defrauding investors at Sarasota-based hedge funds
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Arthur Nadel, the Sarasota, Florida-based hedge fund manager who disappeared last…
Comment: Finding the value in distressed mortgage portfolios
Brent Lippman, chief executive of specialist financial services optimisation firm Response Analytics, says that new technology offers the…
Barclay CTA Index gained 13.9 per cent in 2008
Managed futures gained 13.90 per cent in 2008, the best annual performance for CTAs since their 21.02 per cent return in 1990, according to…
