20 Dec 2012
Mixed results for Newedge hedge fund indices in November
November presented a mixed trading environment for the Newedge indices, with commodity strategies fairing poorly, extending a recent…
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AIMA reponds to final AIFMD implementation text
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has responded to the publication of the final text of the implementing measures of…
19 Dec 2012
CFTC releases rule enforcement review of ICE Futures US
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has notified ICE Futures US of the results of a rule enforcement review completed by the…
Fortress Japan Opportunity Fund II closes at USD1.65bn
Fortress Investment Group has closed the Fortress Japan Opportunity Fund II (FJOF II) at its cap of JPY130bn, or approximately USD1.65bn.…
SEC charges Connecticut-based adviser with CDO misstatements
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Connecticut-based investment adviser with falsely stating to clients that it was…
Barclay CTA Index down 0.39 per cent in November
Managed futures lost 0.39 per cent in November, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has lost 1.45 per…
CAIS Exchange integrates MSCI's RiskMetrics HedgePlatform
CAIS Exchange (CAIS-X), the first online alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, has expanded its suite of…
New president for Hedge Funds Care
Hedge Funds Care, an international non-profit organisation that raises funds and awareness for programmes to prevent and treat child abuse,…
Citi secures hedge fund depository, custody and prime brokerage mandate
Citi has been awarded a mandate from Brummer & Partners, Sweden's largest hedge fund manager, to provide depositary, custody and prime…
18 Dec 2012
Wells Fargo Asset Management makes strategic investment in The Rock Creek Group
Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) has acquired a minority ownership stake in privately held The Rock Creek Group (Rock Creek), a…
Old Mutual Global Investors picks Pepper as MD of alternatives
Old Mutual Global Investors, the merged business of Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) (OMAM) and Skandia Investment Group (SIG), has appointed…
StatPro and Pacific Fund Systems team up to enable online portfolio analytics
Pacific Fund Systems (PFS) and StatPro have teamed up to allow PFS-PAXUS users that sign up to StatPro’s services to perform online…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.64 per cent in November
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.64 per cent for the month of November, with all but one of the ten…
Mark Pumfrey joins Liquidnet as head of EMEA
Liquidnet, the institutional trading network, has appointed Mark Pumfrey as head of EMEA and a member of the global leadership team,…
Kenneth Goodreau joins TIG Advisors as chief investment officer
TIG Advisors, an investment platform that oversees more than USD1.8bn across multiple strategies, has appointed Kenneth Goodreau, former…
