08 Jan 2012
UCITS investors favour increased allocations to CTA, Equity Market Neutral and Volatility strategies says Alix Capital
Swiss-based Alix Capital, provider of the UCITS Alternative Index has found its latest UCITS Alternative Index Industry Survey Q1 2012 that…
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RiverCrest Capital rolls out European Equity Alpha UCITS
RiverCrest Capital, the absolute return firm established by Sir John Beckwith’s Pacific Investments last year, has launched its second…
06 Jan 2012
GlobeOp confirms discussions with Advent International Corp and TPG Capital
The board of GlobeOp Financial Services SA (GlobeOp) has confirmed speculation that the fund administrator is in discussions with private…
Wermuth Asset Management delivers top US long-short and Russia performance in 2011
Wermuth Asset Management, a German alternative asset advisory firm with some USD300m AUM and significant operations in Moscow, has…
Stenham launches new global macro fund
Stenham Asset Management has launched a new Global Macro fund of hedge funds – Stenham Helix. Stenham has been invested in Global Macro…
CFTC commences 90-day review of NADEX’s proposed political event derivatives contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a letter informing the North American Derivatives Exchange (NADEX) that it has…
Gemini Fund Services expands Northern Lights Variable Fund Trust with nine funds
Gemini Fund Services has announced the expansion and growth of the Northern Lights Variable Trust (NLVT). This expansion reflects Gemini's…
CVC Capital Partners and Resource America form CVC Credit Partners
CVC Capital Partners and Resource America Inc have signed an agreement to combine CVC Cordatus Group and Apidos Capital Management to form…
05 Jan 2012
Asia hedge fund industry at risk of downsizing
Asia’s hedge fund industry isn’t in the best shape heading into 2012 and things aren’t expected to get much better according to an article…
Janchor Partners fund fares well in difficult year
John Ho’s Hong Kong-based Janchor Partners Pan Asian Fund generated an estimated 8.7 per cent in 2011 reported Bloomberg this…
Juggernaut Asia Fund lives up to its name
The Juggernaut Asia Fund established by Yashwant Bajaj (pictured), a former Lehman Brothers managing director, has so far lived up to its…
Citi sues Hong Kong hedge fund manager for gold loss
Citi’s Singapore unit has sued Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager Raghavendran Rajaraman over a USD1million shortfall incurred after it…
Investors need to reassess risk to navigate markets in 2012
Normal assumptions about investing in share and bond markets have been turned upside down by Europe’s debt crisis, according to John…
Hatteras Funds renames multi-strategy fund Hatteras Core Alternatives Fund
Hatteras Funds, a boutique alternative investment specialist providing alternative investment solutions for financial advisors and their…
Black Diamond Capital Management expands hedge fund team
Black Diamond Capital Management, an alternative asset management firm with over USD10 billion in assets under management, has appointed…
