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LGT Capital Partners awarded GBP100m multi-alternatives mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme Tue, 18/06/2013 - 06:00

LGT Capital Partnershas been awarded a GBP100 million multi-alternatives mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme. The mandate is focused exclusively on alternative investments and includes hedge funds, commodities, insurance-linked securities, property, private equity and other alternative asset classes.

FirstRand group chief executive Sizwe Nxasana

Jersey based Ashburton to become part of South African parent’s new investment business

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 16:06

Ashburton (Jersey) Limited is to form the international arm of a new asset manager that will become the fourth financial services franchise of FirstRand Limited alongside existing brands FNB, RMB and WesBank. »

Hedge fund manager Shepherd pleads guilty to fraud

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 16:00

North Carolina hedge fund manager James Alexander Shepherd has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he defrauded investors of approximately USD6m. »

Mixed May performance for Newedge indices

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 14:19

The Newedge Trend Index fell 3.65 per cent in May, relinquishing some of the gains from March and April. »

Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 1.06 per cent in May

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 14:14

Hedge funds gained 1.06 per cent in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. »

Abacus Group launches FlexDrive

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 12:01

Abacus Group has launched FlexDrive, a file-hosting service that allows hedge funds and private equity firms to securely share and transfer files with other users and other devices. »