16 Nov 2010
Kenmar and RBS launch commodity fund of funds in Ucits format
The Kenmar Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland have launched what they believe to be the first ever commodity fund of funds in a Ucits III…
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Consistency shows signs of returning as secondary market hits six month high
The highest average trade price in six months may signal the return of stability to the secondary hedge fund market, according to the…
Financial services deals up 55 per cent as private equity activity accelerates
Deal activity in the financial services sector is showing signs of recovery as bank restructuring continues to accelerate and private…
15 Nov 2010
Global focus on depositaries
In the wake of the financial crisis and economic downturn that have shaken the alternative investment industry over the past few years,…
Serving administrators ‘outside the box’
The number of third-party administrators in Luxembourg has been swelled by the emergence of middle-tier firms that can now compete with the…
Crisis brings new focus for service providers
By Simon Gray – The financial crisis and economic downturn of the past three years have brought fundamental changes for managers of hedge…
At the heart of fund industry change
Prior to the global financial crisis, the investment fund industry was focused mainly on revenue growth, on the back of good returns based…
Global operations require local focus
The global fund industry has not yet returned to the heights of the boom years before 2007 – indeed, it may never do – but over the past…
The AIFMD and third-country managers
Agreement after some 18 months of debate and negotiation on the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers, which will create a…
SIF success augurs well for Luxembourg under AIFM Directive
By Simon Gray – The vote in Brussels by the European Parliament on November 11 to approve the EU’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund…
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index rises 1.4 per cent in October
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge funds platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe,…
Fleming Family European opportunities fund up 12.1 per cent
The Fleming Family and Partners Capital Management European Opportunities Fund leads the absolute return European equities sector,…
Bruce Wolf joins Integral Development from Citi
Integral Development, a provider of FX trading solutions and services, announced has appointed Bruce Wolf as a managing director in its…
All hedge fund styles up at end October, says Man
Hedge funds secured another positive return in October, with all styles proving profitable as risk appetite remained positive on the…
AIFM Directive approval boosts fund industry in Cayman Islands, BVI and Jersey
Law firm Walkers says the confirmation of the final terms of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the removal of…
