All news

Paul Meader, Asset Risk Consultants

ARC appoints Paul Meader to head new AIFMD focused division

Asset Risk Consultants (ARC) has appointed Paul Meader, an experienced portfolio manager, to launch the firm’s new fund solutions division. »


Fund administration

Citi to provide hedge fund admin services to NWI Management

Citi has been awarded a new mandate to provide hedge fund administration services to NWI Management, a New York-based investment adviser. »


European flags

BlueBay holds final close of Direct Lending Fund targeted at European SMEs

BlueBay Asset Management, a specialist manager of fixed income and alternative investments, has held the final close of the BlueBay Direct Lending Fund. »


Handshake

BNP Paribas appoints Annalisa Winge Bicknell to focus on institutional clients

BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Annalisa Winge Bicknell to regional head of sales and relationship management for institutional clients, reinforcing its ambition to grow in the asset manager and asset owner segment of the market. »


Index

DJ Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 1.39 per cent in April

Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished April up 1.39 per cent, with nine out of 10 strategies in positive territory. In total, the industry saw estimated inflows of approximately USD3.36bn in April, bringing overall assets under management for the industry to approximately USD1.85trn. »


Mark W Yusko, chief investment officer of Morgan Creek

Morgan Creek Capital Management to acquire Signet Capital Management

Morgan Creek Capital Management is to acquire the alternative funds business of Signet Capital Management, a European-based institutional fixed income investment firm. »


Judy Posnikoff, a founding partner at PAAMCO

100 Women in Hedge Funds and CAIA Foundation give 2013 CAIA designation scholarships

100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Foundation have announced the 10 recipients of the third annual 100WHF/CAIA Scholarships. »


Index

Hedge funds extend gains in April

Eleven out of 13 of the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes recorded positive returns in April. Equity-focused strategies all exhibited returns consistent with their modelled exposure which has been rather low lately, with a slightly negative implied alpha however: long/short equity (0.65 per cent), equity market neutral (0.00 per cent) and event driven (0.82 per cent). »


Peter Wright, GoldMoney

GoldMoney promotes Peter Wright to CFO

GoldMoney has promoted financial controller Peter Wright to the position of chief financial officer, with immediate effect. »


John Rogers, president and chief executive of CFA Institute

CFA Institute opens global registration for Claritas Investment Certificate

CFA Institute, the association for investment professionals, launched the Claritas Investment Certificate yesterday at its 66th Annual Conference (19-22 May in Singapore). »


Upcoming events

1 day 17 hours from now - London
2 days 17 hours from now - New York
2 days 17 hours from now - Las Vegas

Upcoming training

Sun, 02/06/2013 (All day) - Dubai
Tue, 04/06/2013 (All day) - Dubai
Sun, 09/06/2013 (All day) - Dubai