09 Mar 2011
Interview with Dr Lance Smith, CEO, Imagine Software: The democratisation of risk management
As finance professionals come to grips with the fast-paced regulatory changes descending on the industry, having a robust…
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Steady 2010 performance drives surge in investor confidence
By James Williams - Depending on which figures you refer to, the US hedge fund market did pretty okay in 2010: not great, but steady.…
Molinero Capital Management expands its team
Molinero Capital Management has recruited a new Applied Research Group comprised of three senior researchers. The researchers were…
Hedge funds and equities in demand in 2010, says Towers Watson
The number of equity mandates awarded by global professional services company Towers Watson’s (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW) clients worldwide in 2010…
PerTac named Best Risk Management Software Provider by Hedgeweek readers
PerTrac has been recognised by industry publisher Hedgeweek as the “Best Risk Management Software Provider.” Global Fund Media, parent…
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up in Feb
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of 1.10% in February 2011.The top performing strategies over the month were…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index estimated up 1.44% in February
Early estimates indicate the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index continued to rally in February, posting positive performance of 1.44%…
Reviva Capital reaches EUR1.5bn AuM
Reviva Capital has achieved EUR1.5 billion of assets under management in less than one year of trading. These assets involve over 400…
Hedge fund managers turn bearish on US equities says new survey
Hedge fund managers have turned bearish on US equities, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund Managers for February.…
Falling correlation should help long/short equity strategies, say FoHF managers
Long/short equity strategies look set to benefit from decreasing levels of correlation between securities, according to funds-of-hedge-fund…
08 Mar 2011
MF Global appoints Bradley Abelow to newly created role of president
MF Global Holdings Ltd (NYSE: MF), a broker-dealer providing trading and hedging solutions, has made several appointments within the firm’s…
AIMA warns of economic impact of EU naked CDS ban
EU policymakers should consider the economic impact of potential restrictions on credit default swaps in sovereign debt. That’s according…
Hedge funds advance 1.39% in February
Hennessee Group's Hedge Fund Index advanced 1.39% in February (+2.08% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced 3.20% (+5.53% YTD), the Dow…
Forward Investment Group to pay USD46.9m over commodity pool fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court order imposing more than USD46.9 million in restitution and…
Man awarded BVK managed account mandate
Man has been awarded a managed account mandate for initially EUR1.2 billion by Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public…
