The hedge fund industry posted an inflow of USD8.1 billion (0.5% of assets) in May 2011, according to the latest report from BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. The inflow marks the fifth straight as well as the seventh in eight months. Industry
Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes has announced the temporary suspension of publication of the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Equity Long/Short and Equity Market Neutral Strategy Benchmarks from November
Hedgez has launched a portal that takes a data driven approach to introducing high quality investors to appropriate hedge funds and other investments. Hedgez targets, identifies and attracts accredited investors employing a series of media profiling techniques and an algorithmic
Cayman Islands-based fund management group Managing Partners, which specialises in managing portfolios of traded life policies, is offering a 3 per cent extra allocation on all new investm
The latest Preqin hedge fund investor study has revealed that just under one-third of investors plan to make a commitment to the asset class in the coming 12 months, investing up to a combined USD195bn. Of these investors, 47% are
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
Specialist emerging markets manager Argo Group has announced plans to launch the Argo Multi-Strategy Fund, a diversified multi-asset class portfolio that will enable investors to participa
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
Van Biema Value Partners has announced the official launch of the Cayman-domiciled Van Biema Asia Value Fund, which began operations on August 1 with an initial commitment of USD215m from
Private equity fundraising in the first three months of 2009 dropped to its lowest level in more than five years – news that will be a surprise to few – while the number of buyout firms sc
