Auriel Capital Management, a London-based investment management firm, has launched a dynamic currency hedging programme for institutional investors with the backing of a USD1.1bn mandate from a US corporate pension plan. The strategy is designed to reduce the volatility of
New hedge fund and securities regulation through measures such as the Dodd-Frank legislation in the US and the European Union’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers are indicative of a changed global order, according to the International Organisation of Securities
Investcorp, the alternative asset manager, and Ballast Capital Management, a hedge fund manager based in New York, have formed a partnership. Ballast, which specialises in long-short equity, is the latest addition to Investcorp’s single manager platform. Ballast is led by
Following two years of crisis, hedge funds’ European fixed income trading volume jumped 47 per cent from 2009 to 2010, according to Greenwich Associates’ 2010 European Fixed Income Study. As the need for investor liquidity abated and concerns about hedge
Dow Jones Indexes will use the Centaura Solutions Asset Management System to provide data capture services in connection with the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes will use the Centaura Solutions Asset Management System to provide
In the first quarter of 2013, investors in European equities continued to behave like first time swimmers: they only wanted to enter the water wearing a life vest. Despite tentative signs of a global recovery, investors maintained a strong preference
Robeco-Sage is offering investors simplified tax reporting by eliminating K-1 reporting in favour of Form 1099 reporting. It has converted its SEC registered Multi-Strategy Fund tax reporting to a Form 1099 effective 1 December 2010. With this change, Robeco-Sage becomes
Sungho Im (pictured), Head of the Global Portfolio Management Team at Mirae Asset Global Investments, believes that investors looking to capitalise on the rise of the Asian consumer should look beyond obvious sectors, such as consumer staples and discretionary, to
AlphaMetrix has acquired Spectrum Global Fund Administration, creating an independent hedge fund platform with approximately USD20bn in client assets and more than 100 managers. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. With the acquisition, AlphaMetrix has also introduced the world’s
The Wine Investment Fund’s (TWIF) forecast for 2013 is that the main wine index, the Liv-ex 100, will finish the year 14 per cent above its 2012 year-end level. The Liv-ex 100 fell by nine per cent last year as
