15 Jun 2015
KNEIP appoints new head of relationship management
Tony Buche has joined KNEIP where he will lead the relationship management team. Based at KNEIP’s head quarters in Luxembourg, Buche will…
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Hermes launches Absolute Return Credit Fund
Hermes Investment Management has added to its suite of global fixed income offerings with the launch of the Hermes Absolute Return Credit…
Weekly Brief: Hedge funds outperform bonds and equities
Equity and bond markets experienced renewed tensions during the period under review. European markets saw higher selling pressure than US…
CBOE extends VIX and SPX options trading hours as global growth in VIX continues to build
We live in an age of 24-hour news coverage. Indeed, the information at our disposal is greater than at any point in human history. As such,…
Performance of sector-specific vs generalist buyout funds
Returns offered by the private equity asset class are often a hot topic for discussion in the investment industry. With yields varying…
Validus Risk Management opens new office in Toronto
Validus, a specialist financial risk advisor to Alternative Investment Funds and Corporates across the globe, has opened a new office in…
Salient Partners completes acquisition of Forward Management
Salient Partners has successfully completed its acquisition of Forward Management, creating a USD27 billion diversified asset management…
14 Jun 2015
Shoreline Capital closes oversubscribed USD500m Fund III
Shoreline Capital, a private fund manager in Chinese distressed debt and special situation investments, has closed its third fund at…
12 Jun 2015
100WHF announces recipients of 2015 CAIA scholarships
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst…
A better deal? Separate accounts rise in prominence
The amount of capital awarded by investors to separate account structures reached an all-time high in 2014. In an extract from Preqin Real…
The German infrastructure fund market in focus
The unlisted infrastructure fund market targeting Germany, either solely or as part of a wider geographic focus, remains relatively small,…
Irish Funds set to hit EUR2 trillion following record year of inflows
Net assets in Irish domiciled funds increased by EUR317 billion during 2014, according to Pat Lardner, Chief Executive of Irish…
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index at 2.20 per cent in May
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2015 measured 2.20 per cent, while hedge fund flows as…
11 Jun 2015
Dutch Alternative Investments Industry raises funds for A4C charity
The Dutch hedge fund industry may be dwarfed in size by its London and New York peers, but you wouldn’t have realised that from the noise…
Man AHL launches ‘AHL Explains’ video series
Man AHL has launched a new video series, ‘AHL Explains’ outlining the key concepts in futures trend following, in a simple and accessible…
