28 May 2010
Sales of absolute and total return funds soar in Europe
Sales of absolute and total return funds, which aim to achieve positive returns in all market conditions, have soared in some parts of…
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27 May 2010
Australian fund managers will be tested in May
May continues to test markets with ongoing volatility and steep falls across a range of asset classes, a report by Australian Fund Monitors…
Wealth creators buoyant about prospects in 2010
Fifty six per cent of wealth creators around the world say they have made money in the last 12 months and they are on track for success…
Managed futures managers finish April on a high note
Managed futures performed relatively well for April as commodities continued to trend higher during the month, a report by Lipper Tass…
Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index up 0.7 per cent
The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rose 0.7 per cent in April, while the currency-hedged Morningstar MSCI Composite Index increased 1.1…
Man Group’s profit before tax falls to USD541m
Man Group made a profit before tax of USD541m for the financial year ended 31 March 2009, down from the USD743m profit made the previous…
Selected hedge fund strategies to successfully navigate market turmoil
The global macro scenario, macro information flow arrival and volatility clustering are expected to continue dominating market sentiment in…
Comment: Keep an eye on restructuring opportunities in Spain
Patrick Atkinson, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers in Spain comments on current M&A activity in the Spanish financial services market…
26 May 2010
State Street Private Equity Index up 5.94 per cent in Q4
The State Street Private Equity Index rose by 5.94 per cent during the quarter ended 31 December 2009, a slight increase from the third…
Hedge fund managed accounts continue to surge in the near term
Managed accounts have experienced extraordinary growth in the aftermath of the financial crisis, according to a report published today by…
ASIC publishes information for investors in frozen funds
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has published information to better inform investors in frozen funds about their…
Custom House launches online Chariot Dealing Platform
Custom House, a hedge fund administrator, has launched the Chariot Dealing Platform to complement its existing Chariot Reporting…
CFTC charges California men with multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Ruben Gonzalez and Jose C. Naranjo of California and their company, New Golden…
Bob Keller to join Deutsche Bank in New York
Deutsche Bank has hired Bob Keller as a managing director in global credit trading within the bank’s global markets division. Keller will…
Lifeline Program launches life settlement funding initiative
The Lifeline Program has launched an initiative which expands the life insurance settlement provider’s capacity to aggregate life…
