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Markus Fuchs, senior counsel with the Swiss Funds Association

Reshaping the Swiss fund and asset management industry

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 11:15

By Markus Fuchs – Switzerland’s fund and asset management industry is on the brink of major changes not only resulting from the revised Collective Investment Schemes Act, which sets out regulatory requirements for both traditional and alternative funds, but also from changes partly outside the regulatory framework. »

Hedge fund AUM up by USD122bn in Q1

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 10:02

Total capital invested in the global hedge fund industry expanded during the first quarter at the fastest rate since 2010 as global financial institutions positioned for both growth and volatility across fixed income, equities, currencies and commodities. »

Tim Beck, senior research analyst and fund lead for Stenham Credit Opportunities

Stenham launches credit and healthcare funds

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 06:06

Stenham Asset Management has launched two funds of hedge funds – Stenham Credit Opportunities and Stenham Healthcare. Stenham Credit Opportunities launched on 1 January 2013 with USD21m and has returned 3.44 per cent since inception. »

SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 2.95 per cent for April

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 06:02

The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2013 measured 2.95 per cent, down from 4.33 per cent in March. »

UCITS attract EUR44billion in net inflows for February… two US managers join Alceda UCITS Platform…

Sat, 20/04/2013 - 16:19

This week Alceda Fund Management SA announced that two US fund managers had joined the Alceda UCITS Platform (AUP). The two managers in question are Miller/Howard Investments, a New York-based equities specialist and Clark Capital Management Group, a Philadelphia-based investment firm. »

Richard Rumble, Mariner Investment Group

Mariner Investment Group adds second portfolio team to Incubation Platform

Fri, 19/04/2013 - 16:05

Mariner Investment Group, an alternative asset manager, has named Richard Rumble, the former head of global emerging market equity prop trading at Goldman Sachs, to run a global emerging market equity portfolio on the Mariner Incubation Platform. »

Stuart Levett and Julia Agafonova join CVC Credit Partners

Fri, 19/04/2013 - 14:07

Stuart Levett and Julia Agafonova have joined CVC Credit Partners as managing director focused on European trading activity and director of fund administration, respectively. »

Turlough Galvin, the chairman of IDSA and partner at Matheson

IDSA launches in Dublin

Fri, 19/04/2013 - 14:01

Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has formally launched the Irish Debt Securities Association at the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin. »

Equity-focused EDHEC-Risk Alternative indexes saw robust returns in March

Fri, 19/04/2013 - 12:00

EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes with equity-focused strategies all exhibited robust returns in March, characterised by a wide dispersion in terms of dynamic alphas. »