Investing in Hedge Funds

Risk management has joined the performance, philosophy and pedigree of hedge fund managers among the key criteria for investors in manager selection, according to the sixth annual Alternat »

Hedge funds have, to put it mildly, a mixed reputation. »

Dubai-based Istithmar World Capital, the private equity and alternative investment arm of the Gulf emirate's state investment business Istithmar World, has agreed to acquire a majority sta »

Many hedge fund and fund of fund managers have been analysing the IPO route lately. »

New York-based SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, has invested in Capital Returns Master, a global long/short equity hedge fund special »

The board of Thames River Multi Hedge PCC, a closed-ended Guernsey-domiciled protected cell company, has announced plans to raise up to GBP200m through the issue of new shares in the Thame »

Asia Debt Management Hong Kong, an investment advisor specialising in distressed debt, has announced the launch of ADM Maculus Fund V, a five-year private equity-style fund that has closed »

Greg Coffey, GLG Partners' star emerging markets fund manager, has walked away from a handsome fortune in share options and other bonus payments to start his own business. »

Investors pulled back on investing in hedge funds in the volatile first quarter of this year with a net inflow of just USD16.5bn in new capital coming into the industry, according to Chica »

Zurich-based fund of hedge funds manager Systematic Absolute Return is conducting a survey of the environmental alternative investment universe, an area that the firm says is generating ex »