18 Jul 2012
Barclay CTA Index down 1.81 in June
Managed futures lost 1.81 per cent overall in June, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 0.03 per…
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State Street to acquire Goldman Sachs Administration Services
State Street Corporation has agreed to acquire hedge fund administrator Goldman Sachs Administration Services (GSAS) from The Goldman Sachs…
First RQFII A-share ETF debuts at HKEx
The first RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor A-share exchange-traded fund has been listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The…
Man completes acquisition of FRM Holdings
Man Group has completed its acquisition of hedge fund research and investment specialist FRM Holdings, first announced on 21 May. Man has…
Kinetic Partners and Riskdata launch integrated risk reporting service
Kinetic Partners, a professional services firm to the asset management, investment banking and broking industries, has launched a risk…
17 Jul 2012
European debt problems are major determinant of hedge fund performance in 2012
Hedge funds gained 0.66 per cent in June, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is up 2.39 per cent…
June a tough month for CTA strategies
June proved difficult for CTA strategies, according to Newedge’s monthly performance data for its suite of hedge fund indices. "Risk-on"…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.40 per cent in June
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.40 per cent for the month of June. The top-performing sub-strategies in June…
NFA to review FCM audit practices relating to customer segregated funds
Following last week’s emergency enforcement action against Peregrine Financial Group, National Futures Association has requested an…
California court fines Gordon Driver and Axcess USD41m for commodity pool Ponzi scheme
The US District Court for the Central District of California has entered a final judgment and permanent injunction order against defendants…
Investors downgrade prime brokers, says Corgentum survey
Only 17 per cent of investors feel that prime brokers are the most important hedge fund service provider, according to a survey by…
Comada enhances security offering for hedge fund investors
Comada, a provider of transaction-driven software solutions for investors in hedge funds, has migrated its servers to a new data centre…
ASIC makes new rules on suspicious activity reporting and short sale tagging
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made new market integrity rules for suspicious activity reporting and short sale…
16 Jul 2012
GLG hires equity investment team in Asia
GLG Partners, the investment manager division of Man Group, has made a series of appointments in Asia to form a long-short equities team…
Hermes BPK Partners acquires Caliburn Greater China Fund
Hermes BPK Partners has acquired the USD100m Caliburn Greater China Fund. The fund will be integrated into Hermes BPK’s suite of hedge fund…
