20 Jun 2012
Barclay Hedge Fund Index drops 2.98% in May
Hedge funds lost 2.98% in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index remains up 1.77% in…
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Upgrade to PerTrac RiskPlus puts investors in control of portfolio risk assessment
PerTrac, a provider of analytics, reporting and communications software for investment professionals, has released RiskPlus 2.0, an upgrade…
19 Jun 2012
Running to stand still
Gavyn Davies (pictured), chairman of Fulcrum Asset Management, chaired a panel discussion on how Greek elections and eurozone political…
Things that gain from disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (pictured), principal of Universa Investments and famed author of “The Black Swan”, delivered a keynote speech on…
GAIM 2012 – plenty of business cards required!
Manager skill continues to take centre stage in these volatile times according to GAIM conference director Victoria Chatterton (pictured).…
Lyxor and Koris offer new investment solutions
Lyxor Asset Management and Koris International are teaming up to design investment solutions for distribution across Europe based on funds…
Managers should review their relationships under AIFMD
The legislative proposal Level 2 draft of the EU-wide AIFM Directive was released at the end of May, and it looks increasingly likely that…
Ferguson and Baz: The limits of macroeconomic policy
In the opening panel discussion at Gaim International 2012, GLG Partners’ chief investment strategist Jamil Baz (pictured) started off by…
PLUS shareholders approve acquisition by ICAP
The shareholders of PLUS Markets Group have approved the sale of PLUS Stock Exchange to ICAP. ICAP will now work to complete the…
EDHEC-Risk Institute warns against “speculative” regulatory proposals for commodities markets in Europe
In a robust critique of a recent paper by the public interest group Finance Watch (Investing Not Betting: Making Financial Markets Serve…
ABN AMRO Private Banking moves to Overweight on hedge funds
In its Q3 Investment Outlook ‘Gauging value’, published this week, ABN AMRO Private Banking upgrades hedge funds to Overweight from…
KKR to acquire Prisma Capital Partners
KKR & Co is to acquire Prisma Capital Partners, a provider of customised hedge fund solutions. Financial terms for the transaction,…
Palmer Capital agrees deal to acquire Invista
The Board of Directors of Invista Real Estate Investment Management Holdings and the Board of Directors of Palmer Capital Investors (India)…
GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index returns 0.43% in May
The gross return of the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2012 measured 0.43%. Year-to-date (YTD) performance is 4.15%, while…
Antony Burgess to lead Veritas sales and client services team
Antony Burgess has assumed the role of Head of Sales, Marketing and Client Services at Veritas Asset Management. Burgess has been with the…
