The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform, was down 0.4 per cent in January. The month was split in two halves. During the first three weeks of the month, risky assets rallied,

SEI has been selected by Fred Alger Management to provide operations outsourcing services for the firm’s separately managed account business. The deal is the latest in a series of recent high profile client wins for SEI in the separately managed

The net asset value of Castle Alternative Invest rose 12.6 per cent in 2009 in US dollar terms, according to lead portfolio manager Thomas Weber of LGT Capital Partners. In its 13 year history the company has a delivered 11

Fund managers are confident that higher equity returns and positive, albeit modest, economic growth will manifest a continued global recovery, according to a survey conducted by professional services firm Towers Watson. Despite a large degree of uncertainty expressed about bond

D. Harris & Co. International, a law firm for the hedge fund industry, is opening an office in Zurich to service the growing number of hedge fund managers who have set up branches or relocated to Switzerland.  The firm advises

For the second time this year, fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has been recognised for the quality of its regulatory advisory services by the readers of Hedgeweek. DMS was awarded "Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm" in the

The RBC Hedge 250 Index fell 0.18 per cent in January 2010, following a gain of 0.73 per cent the previous month. The best performing strategy in January was fixed income arbitrage with a gain of 2.44 per cent, followed

The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.42 per cent in January 2010. The top performing strategies over the month were L/S Credit Arbitrage Index, up 2.10 per cent, L/S Equity Short Bias Index, up 1.55 per cent, and L/S