19 Sep 2012
Barclay CTA Index down 0.33 per cent
Managed futures lost 0.33 per cent in August, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index remains up 1.34 per…
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SFA welcomes partial revision of CISA by Swiss parliament
The Swiss Funds Association says the solution reached by the Swiss parliament over the partial revision of the Federal Act on Collective…
Varus Fund up 39 per cent in three years
The Varus Fund has achieved performance of 39 per cent, which represents a CAGR of 11.6 per cent, since inception on 1 September 2009, with…
Pyxis Capital names Stephen Dedyo head of national accounts
Pyxis Capital, a registered investment adviser serving financial advisers, institutions and individual investors, has appointed Stephen…
18 Sep 2012
Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 1.09 per cent
Hedge funds gained 1.09 per cent in August, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 4.20 per…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.84 per cent in August
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.84 per cent for the month of August. Long/short equity (1.51 per cent) and…
Palmer Square signs investment deal with Geneva Arbitrage Fund
Palmer Square Capital Management, along with Montage Investments and Atlantic Asset Management, has agreed a partnership with Geneva…
Saemor Europe Alpha Fund up 0.4 per cent in August
Saemor Capital’s Europe Alpha Fund finished August on a positive tone registering a gain of 0.4 per cent. Consumer discretionary and…
17 Sep 2012
Dalton Strategic Partnership strengthens multi asset team
Dalton Strategic Partnership (DSP) has strengthened its multi asset team with the appointment of Luca Vaiani as a portfolio manager. He…
Alix Capital launches six investable alternative Ucits indices
Alix Capital, the Geneva-based provider of the Ucits Alternatives Index family of indices, has launched six new single strategy UAIX…
NYSE Euronext announces tender offers for notes due 2013 and 2015
NYSE Euronext has announced cash tender offers to purchase any and all of its outstanding USD750m 4.80 per cent notes due 2013 (US tender…
CFTC charges Florida resident with Forex fraud and misappropriation
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced that Judge James D Whittemore of the US District Court for the Middle District of…
Maria Ricci appointed senior managing director and member of KStone Partners
Maria C Ricci has joined KStone Partners as senior managing director and member of the firm. Ricci will focus on business development and…
16 Sep 2012
ETF Securities launches eight ETFs on Swiss exchange, UK’s HM Treasury allows Gibraltar-based UCITS to be sold in UK…
Concerns have been raised by EFAMA, the European lobby for asset management, that the latest consultation paper from the European…
14 Sep 2012
Oak Hill Advisors adds two managing directors in New York office
Dalia Cohen and Eric Storch have joined Oak Hill Advisors as managing directors. Cohen (pictured) joined the firm on 1 August as managing…
