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Hedge funds receive meagre USD430m in April

Mon, 17/06/2013 - 10:04

Hedge funds took in a net USD430m (0.02 per cent of assets) in April, building on an inflow of USD817m in March, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs. »

Dechert launches AIFMD resource page

Mon, 17/06/2013 - 06:08

Law firm Dechert’s financial services group has launched a web page that brings together a selection of resources designed to address issues concerning the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). »

TCW Group opens offices in Paris and Hong Kong… UBS launches commodity-focused ETF…

Sun, 16/06/2013 - 21:01

After launching the Ashburton Africa Equity Opportunities fund last month, Jersey-based asset management firm Ashburton has rolled out its second UCITS fund reported Citywire Global this week. The Luxembourg-domiciled Ashburton Global New Energy fund will be managed by Richard Robinson, with Alan le Maistre acting as deputy manager. The fund will target long-term growth opportunities in companies operating in oil, gas, coal and renewable energy sources. Three quarters of its assets will be invested in listed companies with up to 10 per cent being allocated to unlisted companies. The fund is benchmarked against the MSCI Energy index. »

Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund exceeds EUR1bn AUM

Fri, 14/06/2013 - 13:33

Ignis Asset Management’s Absolute Return Government Bond Fund has surpassed EUR1bn in assets under management. »

S&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index measured 0.77 per cent in May

Fri, 14/06/2013 - 12:12

The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2013 measured 0.77 per cent. »

Investment advisory team launches global macro asset management firm

Fri, 14/06/2013 - 10:05

M L Ballew III and T Doug Dale Jr, principals of Security Ballew Wealth Management, have formed Consilium Capital to manage a global macro investment strategy for accredited investors. »

Inès de Dinechin, chairman of Lyxor’s managing board

Inès de Dinechin to chair Lyxor’s supervisory board

Fri, 14/06/2013 - 06:04

Inès de Dinechin has been appointed as chairman of Lyxor Asset Management’s managing board, effective 10 June 2013. »

Traiana expands Harmony ClientLink into cash equities and fixed income

Fri, 14/06/2013 - 06:00

Traiana, a provider of post-trade and risk solutions, has expanded Harmony ClientLink’s cross-asset capability to the equities and fixed income markets with a number of brokers. »

Mainstream direct lending market is key source of growth, says Intermediate Capital Group

Fri, 14/06/2013 - 06:00

Direct Lending funds are becoming an attractive “fixed income alternative” asset class for European institutional investors. The breadth of strategies ranges from high risk/high return “special situations” through to opportunistic strategies and what is referred to as the mainstream direct lending market. »

Mariner Investment Group adds equity volatility team to incubation platform

Thu, 13/06/2013 - 16:00

Alternative asset manager Mariner Investment Group has named Peter van Dooijeweert, the former head of equity relative value trading at Citigroup, to run a global equity volatility portfolio on the Mariner Incubation Platform, a multi-strategy mandate Mariner launched in April 2013. »