26 Oct 2011
Hedge fund compensation declines on performance volatility
Hedge fund compensation declined by approximately ten per cent on average across varied functional roles in 2011, according to the 2012…
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ALTIN posts net return of 6.48% for 12 months to end August
ALTIN the USD270m multi-strategy fund of hedge funds listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, posted a net return of +6.48% in the…
ML Capital publishes 4th edition of quarterly ML Alternative UCITS Barometer
ML Capital Asset Management, the investment manager and promoter of the MontLake UCITS platform, has published the 4th edition of the…
CFTC permits US sales of Taiwan Futures Exchange’s GTEX futures contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel has issued a no-action letter on 24 October, 2011, permitting…
Barclays Capital launches ManagerAccess Indices
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, has launched its ManagerAccess Indices, a family of investible…
UK corporates doubt EFSF's ability to restore confidence in Eurozone
An overwhelming majority (83%) of senior executives representing UK corporates do not believe that the European Financial Stability…
Maples Fund Services expands middle office offering
Maples Fund Services has expanded its middle office capabilities with the launch of consolidated reporting for institutional investors.…
General Atlantic, Bass and management invest in Oak Hill Advisors
General Atlantic LLC, Robert M Bass, and senior management have made an investment in Oak Hill Advisors and purchased a minority stake held…
Northern Trust appoints Bob Morgan to lead alternatives group for hedge fund and private equity investments
Northern Trust has appointed Robert P Morgan to lead a new unit, Northern Trust Alternatives Group, formed to develop and manage all…
25 Oct 2011
Phoenix wins fund administration and middle office outsourcing contract with Coppertree Capital Management
Phoenix Fund Services has won the contract to provide the middle office, fund accounting and transfer agency services for the Coppertree…
Hanzevast becomes first bonds issuer on Amsterdam's NYSE Alternext
Hanzevast has become the first issuer of bonds on NYSE Alternext in Amsterdam – the platform of NYSE Euronext that meets the needs of small…
BNP Paribas Securities Services unveils expanded market and financing services
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has unveiled an expanded range of market and financing services to support the increasingly…
Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index down 2.3% in September
The Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index, an asset-weighted composite of nearly 1,000 hedge funds in the Morningstar hedge fund…
Prim’Finance launches Prim Commodities
French asset management company Prim’Finance, has launched a new UCITs III commodities fund, which invests only in the energy, base metals…
SA hedge funds outperform volatile ALSI
South African hedge funds outperformed the JSE All Share Index (ALSI) in August, a month characterised by high levels of volatility in…
