Assets invested with hedge fund firms could more than double by 2016, according to a just-released survey from Citi Prime Finance. The study finds that pension funds, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors are increasingly embracing the risk management and
Hedge funds in Morningstar’s database returned an average of 2.44 per cent over the third quarter of this year, outperforming the S&P 500 and MSCI World indices in US dollar terms afte
A range of eight funds of hedge funds from Matrix Money Management that are specifically designed for the UK financial adviser market have now been made available through the wrap platform
The world’s first-ever genuine fine art hedge fund has been domiciled in Guernsey and listed on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
Switzerland-based LGT Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of KGR Capital, a Hong Kong-based manager of Asian funds of hedge funds.
EIM Management USA, the US affiliate of the Swiss-based EIM fund of hedge funds group, has announced the establishment of a strategic partnership with Daiwa Fund Consulting, the Tokyo-base
DBFS has enhanced the planning functionality of Asset+, its front to back office platform for managers running hedge funds, fund of hedge funds and asset management portfolios. Fund of hedge funds investors are beginning to demand greater transparency to ensure
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index fell for a second straight month, finishing down 3.20% in September versus a monthly loss of 9.88% for the Dow Jones Global Index. Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co, LLC,
Aon Hewitt, the investment consultants, and two leading investment firms, Aberdeen Asset Management and Investcorp, have joined the Core Supporters group of the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB). The Core Supporters group, which includes investors, investment consultants and hedge fund
Fitch Ratings says the recent wave of consolidation in the hedge funds industry leaves just a handful of candidates for large scale acquisitions. In their quest for size, alternative multi-managers now focus on organic growth. The same number of deals
