Investing in Hedge Funds

Triple A Partners to seed Korea-focused long/short fund

Asia Alternative Asset Partners (Caymans), an Asian alternative fund seeding and distribution business that has as a strategic investor CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets Group, an institutional re »


Russia-focused fund becomes first listing on London's Specialist Fund Market

A hedge fund focusing on Russia and the former Soviet Union, Da Vinci CIS Private Sector Growth Fund, has become the first listing on the Specialist Fund Market, the London Stock Exchange's new market »


HFN administration survey finds USD 2.76trn in hedge fund assets

More than 60 administrators serviced USD2.76trn in assets managed by 13,804 hedge funds at the end of the first quarter, according to the third survey of hedge fund administrators by indus »


Scotia Capital Canadian hedge fund index declines 2 per cent in April

The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index finished April down 2.05 per cent on an asset-weighted basis and down 1.12 per cent on an equal-weighted basis. »


Industry study predicts greater standardisation and regulation in fund portfolio pricing

The hedge fund industry lacks consistently applied pricing standards and methodologies that are needed to improve transparency of fund pricing and valuation, according to a research paper »


PerTrac study confirms that emerging hedge fund managers outperform older, larger funds

The latest edition of the Emerging Manager Study carried out by PerTrac Financial Solutions has confirmed the findings of the original study, released in March 2007, that emerging hedge fu »


Mitsubishi takes minority stake in Aladdin Capital and injects seed capital

Mitsubishi Corporation has invested USD39m to acquire a 19.5 per cent stake in Aladdin Capital Holdings, an alternative investment manager specialising in fixed income hedge funds and coll »


Structured credit funds slowed decline in March, index suggests

Both gross and net monthly returns for the Palomar Structured Credit Hedge Fund Index showed further negative performance in March, albeit significantly reduced from their decline in Febru »


Hedge funds see increased opportunities from market volatility

Despite a number of high-profile failures in the hedge fund industry and the continuing impact of the credit crunch, many managers believe the market dislocation has created increased buyi »


Standard Life Investments opens Global Absolute Return fund to retail investors

Standard Life Investments has launched its Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund to retail investors, offering access through a unit trust to the same advanced investment techniques alrea »


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