17 Feb 2009
Hedge fund assets decline by USD700bn
Total hedge fund assets at the end of 2008 were USD1.43trn, a decline of over USD700bn or 34 per cent from 2007 levels, according to Crédit…
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Comment: Oz funds fight back
The latest hedge fund performance update notes that Australian hedge funds climbed for a second consecutive month in January, according to…
Eurex to add four new index futures based on Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes
International derivatives exchange Eurex has announced it will launch four new commodity index futures on March 30, becoming the first…
Guernsey fund sector remains confident despite drop in level of assets
Although the latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission show a GBP1bn decrease in the assets under management of funds…
16 Feb 2009
Guernsey funds "resilient" in the face of global market turmoil
The adverse performance of the global markets is the primary reason that the value of Guernsey funds fell by GBP1bn (0.5 per cent) during…
Codiam fund reports nine per cent NAV growth in first three months
The founders of Codiam Fund, which invests in rare vivid coloured diamonds that offer a hedge against market and political crises, have…
Gartmore's European Absolute Return Fund attracts GBP30m in two weeks
Gartmore's European Absolute Return Fund, a Ucits III limited issue vehicle with capacity set at 200 million shares, has raised GBP30m…
Comment: Should global recession precipitate stricter hedge fund regulation?
While there have been many claims and proposals for stricter hedge fund regulation, which many experts now say is inevitable, it is yet to…
Hedge funds slip again in January, says BarclayHedge
After losing a record 21.53 per cent in 2008, hedge funds began 2009 in the red after sliding 0.26 per cent in January, according to the…
13 Feb 2009
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index gains 1.53 per cent in January
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index gained 1.53 per cent in January, with the top performing strategies being fixed income arbitrage, special…
Canadian institutional investors "vary in enthusiasm for alternatives"
Canadian pension plan sponsors, endowments and foundations are going back to basics and revisiting the fundamental principles by which they…
Rick Pearson joins Signina Capital to run short-term interest rate strategy
Zurich-based Signina Capital, a specialist in structured asset management, has expanded its investment management team with the addition of…
Distressed securities suffers in January as other Dow Jones benchmarks rebound
Two of the three calculated hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes, event-driven and merger arbitrage, posted…
Bank of New York Mellon launches MarginDirect liquidity management tool
Bank of New York Mellon has announced the launch of MarginDirect, a liquidity tool that helps hedge funds manage margin positions and…
Hedgebay Trading Corporation launches pricing service for hedge fund investors
Secondary hedge fund market intermediary Hedgebay Trading Corporation has announced the launch of the Hedgebay Pricing Service for hedge…
