23 Mar 2010
Change of tack as hedge fund industry takes on board lessons of the crisis
The 2008 slump in hedge fund performance may now be well behind the industry and after bottoming out, the sector’s assets under management…
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Evaluating and managing risk
The past year-and-a-half has been particularly difficult for alternative investment professionals.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6c The past…
Tracking the warning signs of fraud
As a result of the fraud scandals that have made regular headlines over the past two years, everyone has become much more aware of the…
Insparo hires operations analyst
Insparo Asset Management has expanded its finance and operations team with the appointment of Nimika Karadia as operations analyst.The…
ABC Quant launches virtual hedge fund universe
ABC Quant, a provider of risk management analytical solutions for the hedge fund industry, has incorporated a virtual hedge fund universe…
European fund industry could reach EUR6.8trn by 2014
Assets under management in the European fund industry could reach EUR6.8trn by 2014, according to a study published by Alfi, the…
Qbasis launches ETF managed futures fund
Managed futures specialist Qbasis Invest has launched an exchange-traded fund, the Qbasis Futures Fund, which will commence trading on the…
Castle Hall to create 50 new positions in Canada
Castle Hall Alternatives, a provider of operational due diligence to the hedge fund industry, is planning to create up to 50 new positions…
Ticonderoga Securities expands sales and trading team
Ticonderoga Securities, an institutional broker dealer, has expanded its sales and trading team with the addition of Kevin Backus, formerly…
Compass Advisers establishes asset management platform
Compass Advisers Group, an international merchant banking partnership, has formed Compass Partners Asset Management, a principal investing…
Altin completes share buyback
Swiss alternative investment company Altin has completed the share buyback initiated on 22 July 2009 as part of its buyback programme of up…
22 Mar 2010
Ucits HFS Index continues positive trend in March
The Ucits HFS Index is up 1.71 per cent after the first three weeks in March, accelerating the positive trend of the first weeks. With…
Direct Access Partners acquires capital raising team
Direct Access Partners, an institutional agency-only brokerage firm providing multi-asset trade execution and support services, has…
Australian hedge funds up 0.08 per cent in February
February is turning out to have been a tough month for Australian hedge funds, particularly those with a local equity based mandate,…
Earnings recovery 'likely for Japanese firms'
There is a strong potential for earnings recovery for companies in the Japanese market, an expert has predicted.There is a strong potential…
