26 Apr 2013
Long/short hedge funds outperform other strategies in Q1 2013, says Preqin
Long/short hedge funds are the top performing strategy in the first quarter of 2013, with cumulative net returns of 4.43 per cent,…
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The bank loan buying opportunity isn’t over, says Highland’s Okada
Investors who continue to search for yield in a zero interest rate environment may have finally found a solution in 2013: bank loan funds.…
EEX to launch trading in guarantees of origin on 6 June
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch trading in Guarantees of Origin for Green Power on 6 June 2013. Guarantees of Origin are…
Sturgeon Ventures launches theme-based absolute return fund
Sturgeon Ventures, the regulatory incubator, has launched the Clerkenwell Matterhorn Fund, an absolute return, open-ended long/short fund…
25 Apr 2013
Rothstein Kass global network admits member firm in Ireland
The Rothstein Kass global network has established Rothstein Kass Ireland and completed its admission as a member firm. The member firms of…
Azentus Capital returns 8 per cent… Paamco looks to Asian institutionals to diversify investor base…
Azentus Capital Management Ltd, led by former Goldman Sachs proprietary trader Morgan Sze, returned 8 per cent before fees this year…
MarketAxess reports Q1 2013 record revenues of USD55.6m
MarketAxess, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed income securities and the provider of market data and post-trade…
Advise Technologies launches CPO-PQR electronic filing platform
Advise Technologies, a software solutions provider for regulatory compliance, will offer the first CPO-PQR e-filing platform to the…
2013 will be a year of opportunities for hedge funds, says Lyxor research
Risk assets are set to generate positive returns for the remainder of 2013, driven by a slowly expanding global economy and ultra…
24 Apr 2013
The next steps for the euro – what is needed to ensure its survival?
Keith Wade, Chief Economist at Schroders, looks beyond the near term cyclical challenges and considers what the Eurozone needs to do to…
BlackRock and MarketAxess create electronic trading solution in US credit markets
BlackRock and MarketAxess have formed an alliance to create a unified, open trading solution in the US credit markets. The alliance between…
Gottex reports solid Q1 product performance
Gottex Fund Management’s entire product line posted positive performance for March year to date, according to the firm’s trading statement…
Man Group general counsel Stephen Ross to join Sidley Austin London funds group
Funds lawyer Stephen Ross is to join Sidley Austin as a partner and will co-head the firm’s London investment funds group, part of the…
Asian technology companies dominate price gains in first quarter
Prices of depositary receipts (DRs) for Asian technology companies led gains in the first quarter as DR trading rose more than 10 per cent…
Agecroft Partners hires European marketing head
Agecroft Partners, a hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm, has hired hedge fund marketing veteran Jim Sauls as managing…
