22 Jan 2015
Jeremy Paxman to pose the questions at Jersey funds event in London
Former BBC Newsnight anchor, Jeremy Paxman, will be asking the questions about the prospects for the international funds industry when he…
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Comac Capital returns external capital to investors
London-based Comac Capital, the USD1.2bn global macro hedge fund established by Colm O’Shea in 2006, is returning money to investors…
Wilshire liquid alt index family outperforms investable HF index counterparts in 2014
The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index finished virtually flat in December, down -0.05%, while the Barclays US Aggregate Index was modestly…
Hedge fund social media usage to grow as funds become more transparent, says Peppercomm
Long-known for secrecy and operating in the shadows of investment and finance, hedge funds will become increasingly transparent and more…
S&P DJI adds S&P Quality Nordic Index to Factor-Based Indices Family
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has added the S&P Quality Nordic Index to its rapidly expanding global lineup of factor-based…
CFTC issues Order of Registration for Tokyo Commodity Exchange
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has issued an Order of Registration to the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), a…
Barclay CTA Index up 7.71% in 2014
The Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge gained 7.71% in 2014. The Barclay BTOP50 Index, which measures performance of the largest…
ALTIN to issue tradable put options
The Board of Directors of ALTIN AG is to implement a further share buyback for the purpose of a capital reduction through the issuance of…
21 Jan 2015
Risk-AI brings hedge fund portfolio analysis to iPad
Investors, consultants and hedge fund managers are now able to conduct sophisticated risk analysis, construct and optimise portfolios and…
Scipion Capital unveils new advisory council
Scipion Capital (Scipion), the international commodity trade finance investment manager has appointed a new high level Advisory Council,…
2015 outlook for alternative assets
Preqin has been busy preparing its end-of-year investor and fund manager reports across all major alternative asset classes: hedge funds,…
Hedge Funds – Value Under the Spotlight
Preqin has launched its 2015 Global Alternatives Reports, revealing significant growth in assets held by private equity, hedge fund,…
Investors increase hedge fund allocations in Q4 2014, says HFR
Investors increased allocations to hedge funds in Q4 2014 as financial market volatility soared into year-end led by a steep decline in…
CFTC imposes USD3m penalty on Olam International over cocoa futures trading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Singapore-based…
Houlihan Lokey expands hedge fund and financial sponsorship coverage with new hire
Houlihan Lokey, has appointed Patrick Collins as managing director in the firm’s Financial Sponsors Group based in New York. Collins will…
