19 Apr 2010
Keeley launches Alternative Value Fund
Keeley Asset Management has launched the Keeley Alternative Value Fund, which aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation as well as…
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Barclays Capital’s Radar strategy celebrates anniversary
Barclays Capital’s Research Analysis Driven Absolute Return strategy has celebrated its first anniversary with a return of 29.7 per cent…
18 Apr 2010
SEC charges Goldman Sachs with fraud over USD1bn sub-prime mortgage CDO losses
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Goldman, Sachs & Co and one of its vice-presidents with defrauding investors by…
Sucden Financial expands into multi-asset DMA for hedge funds
Sucden Financial is launching direct market access to a wide range of cash equity and derivatives exchanges and platforms to bring…
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index up 2.22 per cent in March
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has been confirmed up 2.22 per cent in March, finishing the first quarter…
Daiwa launches corporate director services for UK products
Daiwa Securities’ global asset services unit has launched Daiwa Fund Asset Services to offer authorised corporate director services to UK…
Volumes of asset management M&A on the rise
Transaction volume in the global asset management industry in the first quarter of 2010 declined significantly from 2009, but according to…
Barclay CTA Index gains 1.17 per cent in March
Managed futures gained 1.17 per cent in March, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.“Managers were able to build on…
16 Apr 2010
Altin increases macro allocation to 20.59 per cent
Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, increased its macro exposure to 20.59 per…
15 Apr 2010
Octopus to launch European absolute return fund
Octopus Investments has hired Thierry Serero to spearhead its fund management of European assets.The firm plans to launch a European…
New mutual funds act for the British Virgin Islands
Funds incorporated in the British Virgin Islands will now have further legal and regulatory support following the enactment of the…
SEC proposes large trader reporting system
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules that would impose reporting requirements on traders whose trading activities…
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index up 2.1 per cent in March
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index rose 2.1 per cent in March as generally quiet and trending markets yielded a robust month of gains for…
Polar Capital AUM up 17 per cent in quarter one
Asset management group Polar Capital had assets under management of USD2.53bn at 31 March 2010, up 71 per cent from 31 March 2009 and 17…
Hedge funds gain 3.08 per cent in March
Hedge funds gained 3.08 per cent in March, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.“Global stock indices reached…
