Man Investments says that uncertainty over the US economy was likely to create substantial trading opportunities for hedge funds in 2008 but possible market disruptions could affect some s
Delman SA, a Geneva-based company specialising in the creation and the delegation of managed funds, has launched the DM Swiss Equity Asymmetric Fund, which uses a 100/30 structure.
The summer’s market turmoil has failed to cool the enthusiasm of global institutions for taking minority stakes in hedge fund managers, with giant reinsurer Swiss Re acquiring a 15 per cen
The ALTIN fund of hedge funds portfolio has generated positive returns over the first half of 2013 as underlying managers took advantage of opportunities in the markets and navigated through periods of high volatility. The diversification across multiple strategies and
HSBC has announced the launch of HSBC Alternative Investments in Australia to distribute funds of hedge funds to local wholesale investors, targeting institutional clients as well as asset
BNY Mellon Asset Management has expanded the choice of funds within its Dublin-domiciled Mellon Global Funds Ucits III range with the launch of its first global 130/30 strategy.
Stockholm-based Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken has agreed to acquire London-based fund of hedge funds manager Key Asset Management, which has more than USD3bn in assets under management.
Thames River Capital has announced its intention to raise up to GBP50m, with an upper limit of GBP100m, through a placing and offer for subscription in its GBP159.4m fund of hedge funds, T
BlackRock has completed its acquisition of the fund of hedge funds business of Quellos Group, which will be combined with the asset manager’s own fund of funds platform under the name Blac
South Africa’s Peregrine group has concluded a non-binding agreement to acquire at least 65 per cent of Stenham Group, a UK-based wealth management firm specialising in alternative investm
