19 Dec 2011
Competition among investment managers driving product innovation and fee compression, says Greenwich
Europe’s intermediary distributors of investment funds — as well as their clients — can expect to see the roll out of new products and…
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Managed futures hold ground in November
Following a 1.50% drop in October, managed futures gained 0.11% in November according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.…
Systematic Alpha to launch multi-strategy CTA in January
Systematic Alpha Management (SAM), a New York based CTA, will launch the Systematic Alpha Multi-Strategy Futures Fund (SAMSFF) in January…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.79% in November
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the Broad Index) finished November down 0.79%.Of the ten sub-strategies that make up the…
18 Dec 2011
Morgan Stanley launches Brazil equity l/s market neutral UCITS
Morgan Stanley this week announced the launch of its latest UCITS fund on the bank’s FundLogic Alternatives Plc platform in tandem with…
UCITS suffer EUR30billion net outflows in October says EFAMA
According to the European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) latest fact sheet on the UCITS fund industry, net sales for UCITS…
AlphaMetrix teams up with provider of Next Generation UCITS platform
AlphaMetrix LLC, the Chicago-based founder and operator of the AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace hedge fund platform, has…
FINMA asks for information specific to Swiss investors to be included in KIID
A requirement for all UCITS registered for sale in Switzerland to include information specific to Switzerland in the Key Investor…
16 Dec 2011
AlphaMetrix teams up with Decision Analytics to launch next generation UCITS fund family
AlphaMetrix LLC, founder and operator of the AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace hedge fund platform, has entered into a strategic partnership…
NYSE Technologies debuts Tokyo Liquidity Center
NYSE Technologies has opened its latest Liquidity Center installation located in Tokyo, Japan. With growth in Asian markets outpacing many…
Hedge funds continue to offer diversification benefits to investors
High levels of volatility in local and global equity markets that have continued into the fourth quarter of 2011 as a result of the…
Singapore’s RSR Capital returning money to external investors
RSR Capital, a Singapore-based volatility hedge fund manager established in August 2010 is returning money to…
Nippon Life Insurance Co favours private equity over hedge funds
Japan’s biggest life insurer, Nippon Life Insurance Co, which holds around USD640billion of assets, plans to invest more in…
Capstone closes Singapore office
Capstone Investment Advisors has closed its Singapore office, its only Asian footprint, and decided to centralize its trading operations in…
Hendry’s bearish China position pays off
Hugh Hendry’s China short hedge fund, which seeks to profit from a Chinese slowdown by shorting the credit of companies with exposure to…
