Long/short hedge funds are the top performing strategy in the first quarter of 2013, with cumulative net returns of 4.43 per cent, according to Preqin.   Preqin’s April edition of Hedge Fund Spotlight reveals that long/short hedge funds outperformed all

Investcorp, a global provider of alternative investment solutions, and Washington Corner Capital Management, a credit-based investment platform newly founded by Ed Banks, have announced a

Class A Shareholders of the Amsterdam-listed mortgage-backed securities fund Carlyle Capital Corporation have followed the recommendation of its board of directors and voted in favour of c

Tony Robinson, Chief Strategist for Dutch hedge fund multi-manager Finles, outlines the case for allocating to Asia and Commodities.

The NYSE Euronext group, which owns six cash equities and six derivatives exchanges, saw continuing vigorous growth in exchange-traded fund turnover on both sides of the Atlantic during Oc

Advent Software, a leading provider of software and services to the global alternative investment management industry, has unveiled Geneva 7.0, which it says is a major technical and funct

FourWinds Capital Management, a specialist natural resources fund management company, has announced the appointment of Andrew Nason as head of the environment group and of JK Lim as head o

NeoNet, the global DMA agency broker and EMS software provider has entered an agreement with Citi to make its algorithmic trading suite available to NeoNet’s customers.

Hedge funds ended the quarter in positive territory although returns differed significantly by strategy, according to Swiss alternative investment company Altin. Equity related strategies such as Equity Long/Short, Event Driven and Equity Market Neutral (which was the best performing strategy)

A trio of successful fund managers have joined forces with Jonathan Hughes-Morgan, formerly managing director and co-founder of Thames River Capital, and David Sheppard, formerly head of p