14 Apr 2008
Adoption of hedge fund best practice standards drives investment, says KPMG
When making investment allocations, eight out of 10 pension funds would favour a hedge fund manager that complied with the best practice…
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BNY Mellon Asset Management launches global equity 130/30 fund for European investors
BNY Mellon Asset Management has expanded the choice of funds within its Dublin-domiciled Mellon Global Funds Ucits III range with the…
Hedgeweek comment: Regulatory action could take away essence of hedge funds
One would think that the ongoing global uncertainty would be enough to give any hedge fund manager a headache.One would think that the…
Institutional faith keeps managers buoyant
Most hedge funds may have weathered so far the gales blowing through the financial markets following last summer's implosion of the US…
Credit woes highlight new demands on service providers
Firms that provide services to hedge funds are changing the way they do business, and the reason is institutional…
Building a strong capability for US clients
Endowments and institutions in the US have become the dominant investors in the hedge fund industry, drawn by the potential of generating…
SIFs make instant impact as Luxembourg fund assets enjoy double-digit growth
Luxembourg's fund industry posted its fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth in both euro and US dollar terms in 2007 despite…
SEC brings late trading action against second UK manager
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a civil action against UK hedge fund manager Headstart Advisers and its chief investment…
RBC Hedge 250 Index declined by 2.51 per cent in March
RBC Capital Markets has reported that the RBC Hedge 250 Index experienced a net fall of 2.51 per cent in March, bringing the cumulative…
Octavian announces joint venture with Shanghai's Goshawk Group
Octavian Advisors, an alternative investment management firm specialising in distressed and special situations, has concluded a joint…
Barclay CTA Index returns 7.09 per cent in first quarter despite fall in March
Managed futures lost 0.36 per cent in March, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based index provider…
11 Apr 2008
Structured credit hedge fund index plummets on collapse of Peloton fund
Both gross and net monthly measures of the Palomar Structured Credit Hedge Fund Index reported their worst-ever fall in February, a decline…
Sharp rise in volatility and commodity price dips hurt hedge funds in March, says HFN
Early estimates indicate that the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equal weighted benchmark of all single manager hedge funds and…
Northern Trust unveils middle-office services for hedge funds
Northern Trust has gone live with its first hedge fund middle-office services client, a fund launched by New York-based Julius Baer…
NYSE Euronext launches high-dividend indices for European markets
NYSE Euronext has launched a family of high-dividend indices based on the national blue chip indices for the Netherlands, Belgian, French…
