Bigger hedge funds set to move out of Mayfair and St. James's, says Jones Lang LaSalle

The hedge fund industry may be broadly perceived to be suffering from the global credit crunch and associated market turbulence, but…

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Hedge fund diversification critical amid market dislocation, says Credit Suisse Tremont report

History suggests that periods of market dislocation such as the present produce shifts in returns such that it is impossible to predict…

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Auda International recruits investment chief for hedge fund unit

Auda International, a New York-based manager of hedge fund and private equity investments with some USD5bn under management, has appointed…

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Hedgeweek Comment: Follow the leader

'If hedge funds are interested, so are we.' This seems to be the new mantra for investors looking for a bit of respite from the volatility…

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Jersey Brief

Jersey Brief is the quarterly bulletin produced by Voisin law firm and Volaw Trust Company in Jersey, providing its readers with news,…

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GlobeOp sees assets under administration grow 22 per cent in first half

Hedge fund administrator GlobeOp Financial Services, which offers business process outsourcing, financial technology services and analytics…

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Morningstar unveils real estate and currency fund categories and alternatives asset class

Chicago-based investment research provider Morningstar has added two new categories, global real estate ands currencies, and one broad…

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Hedge fund strategies' performance fails to revive in July, says Dow Jones

With five of the six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posting net of fees losses in July and the only…

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New opportunities for administrators as appeal of regulated funds grows

With the global financial markets remaining fragile, it is still unclear to what extent the secondary effects of the credit crunch will…

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SIFs confirm Luxembourg's role as alternative fund domicile

Already the world's second-ranking financial centre behind only the US for the domicile and servicing of investment funds, with some 11,800…

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Taking the advantage in troubled times, by Claude Noesen, Director Sales & Relationship Management, Prime Fund Solutions, Fortis

Within the last 12 months, the financial world had to weather a storm that is unprecedented in history.Within the last 12 months, the…

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SIF: Booming onshore, regulated fund for alternative strategies, by Pierre de Backer, Transaction Manager, Equity Fund Services

With nearly EUR2trn in assets under administration in investment funds, Luxembourg has long attracted investors worldwide in traditional…

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Legislator adds to flexibility in hedge fund structuring, by Rémi Chevalier and Olivier Sciales, partners with the law firm of Chevalier & Sciales

Solidly established as a global leader in the investment funds world, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has recently been seeing an increasing…

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Hedgeweek Comment: Could hedge funds stay on the road with Daimler?

Last weekend German news magazine Focus reported that Daimler, the maker of Mercedes Benz cars, could be the target of a hedge fund bid…

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Carlyle announces liquidation of Blue Wave multistrategy hedge funds

The Carlyle Group has announced that it is winding up its hedge fund management operation, Carlyle-Blue Wave Partners Management, barely 15…

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