Hedge funds gained 1.23 per cent in December, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index gained 11.21 per cent in 2013. “The US Fed announced in December that it would reduce Quantitative Easing purchases
The worldwide credit crunch and economic slowdown may be temporarily hobbling the growth of hedge funds, but for Walkers’ practice in the British Virgin Islands and for the jurisdiction’s fund indu
Managed futures funds gained 7.54 per cent last year, according to data compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based BarclayHedge.
“The combination of promotional initiatives of FinanceMalta together with the support of the industry’s various operators and practitioners has contributed strongly to the growth of Malta’s fund industry as we see it today. If you look at the numbers, we’ve
The University of Oxford and Man Group have announced the establishment of the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance, which they intend to become the world’s leading interdisciplina
Prime Fund Solutions, the Fortis Merchant Banking business line dedicated to servicing the alternative and traditional investment industry, has successfully upgraded its core banking platf
By James Williams – Malta remains a relatively small European domicile. Combined net assets of Maltese funds at the end of June 2012 totalled EUR10.3billion; up from EUR8.3billion in 2011 but still way off more established jurisdictions like Luxembourg, whose
The hedge fund industry’s best known – and sometimes most controversial – charitable donor continues to deliver impressive performance for worthy causes despite a few unaccustomed setbacks
Aspect Capital, one of the largest systematic investment managers in Europe, has appointed Ted Frith as senior European sales executive to focus on further developing its institutional sal
Rob Smith, Manager of the German Growth Trust at Barings, comments on the latest GDP figures from Germany… When it comes to Germany, given the huge trade flows that influence the GDP numbers, it would not be advisable to extrapolate
