South African hedge funds outperformed the JSE All Share Index (ALSI) in August, a month characterised by high levels of volatility in local equity markets. According to Eben Karsten (pictured), portfolio manager at Blue Ink Investments, while the ALSI closed
State Street Global Advisors’ appointment of Chris Woods as Head of Global Hedge Fund Investment Strategy is expected to lead to a major reorganisation of the business.
 Hedge Fund Research Europe (HFRE) and Deutsche Bank today announced that they have signed a partnership agreement allowing the bank to offer products to institutional and r
Jeroen Tielman (pictured), CEO and Founder of IMQubator (IMQ), says that the existing investment management model is broken, and he is determined to take complaints from hedge fund investors in the wake of the crisis to heart, by demanding the
On 14 and 15 May 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission will host roundtable discussions concerning several issues relating to private, unregistered investment pools,
In the wake of news that the IRS in the US and the UK’s Inland Revenue are extending their tax nets to hedge funds, a leading hedge fund expert warned the move could inflict
 The Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) has agreed to expand its hedge-fund program in a bid to increase returns.
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched AXA Vectris II, a market neutral hedge fund that exploits statistical anomalies in the equity market.
Standard & Poor’s is preparing to launch a Managed Futures Index aimed at providing a transparent benchmark of the managed futures hedge fund strategy.
William von Mueffling, the star manager who is widely credited with building Lazard Asset Management’s hedge funds group into one of the largest in the world with US$4.3 bil
