11 May 2009
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index to finish up 1.29 per cent in April
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up 1.29 per cent in April, based on 55 per cent of assets…
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08 May 2009
Hedge fund assets continued to decline in first quarter, says HFR
Investors continued to withdraw capital from hedge funds in the first quarter of 2009, redeeming nearly USD104bn, according to data…
OpHedge and RiskMetrics to provide investor reporting service
OpHedge Investment Services, a fund operations/administration service provider, is partnering with RiskMetrics Group, a provider of risk…
AIG Financial Products completes sale of commodity index business
AIG Financial Products has completed the sale of its commodity index business to the equities business of UBS Investment Bank, including…
MFA supports mandatory registration of investment advisers
The Managed Funds Association has announced its support for mandatory registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of…
Commodities will be among the first to recover from economic crisis, says report
The future of the global commodities market will depend on the revival of the overall economy, but it will be among the first to recover…
Hedge fund returns stabilize in first quarter
Despite continued market volatility, hedge fund returns appear to have stabilized in the first quarter as funds posted gains of 0.9 per…
Comment: Complex and costly ETFs struggle to win investors' attention
Exchange-traded funds have enjoyed a good run with investors over the past few years.Exchange-traded funds have enjoyed a good run with…
SkyBridge announces first alternatives conference
SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, has announced that more than 500 asset managers and…
07 May 2009
Three DJ HFI strategies post losses in April
Three of the five hedge fund strategies published by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees losses in April 2009. Three of the…
IFRC appoints Michel Prada to board
The International Centre for Financial Regulation has announced the appointment of Michel Prada as non-executive director to board of…
European derivatives ADV up 0.9 per cent, says NYSE Euronext
The average daily trading volume of NYSE Euronext's European derivatives products in April 2009 was 4.5 million futures and options…
Norton Rose appoints investment funds partner
International legal practice Norton Rose has announced that Michael Newell has joined the investment funds team as a partner. International…
SEC charges operators of Reserve Primary Fund with fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil fraud charges against the operators of the Reserve Primary Fund, the money market…
NewAlpha invests USD30m in Melchior European Fund
NewAlpha has announced its 12th seeding agreement, a USD30m investment in the Melchior European Fund managed by the UK's Dalton Strategic…
