Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has been confirmed up 0.68 per cent in February with seven out of ten sectors posting positive performance for the month. The top performing sectors included managed futures (+1.81 per cent),
Nordic investors’ allocations to hedge funds are expected to grow further during 2011, according to SEB’s Nordic Hedge Fund Investor Survey 2011. Some 32 % of the investors are expecting to increase their allocations to hedge funds, while most investors
The Bahamas has signed its 11th tax information exchange agreement and has initialled nine additional agreements in advance of the G20 31 March deadline to meet the internationally agreed tax standard. TIEA negotiations between The Bahamas and Mexico were concluded
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2014 measured 1.04 per cent. Hedge fund flows, meanwhile, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index, advanced 1.01 per cent in June. “Net flows
The Newedge Volatility Trading Index fell by an estimated 2.01 per cent in February 2010. This follows an estimated fall of 1.18 per cent the previous month. From 1 February 2010, the Cassiopeia Fund has been included in the Newedge
Resolute Asset Management has launched to offer clients asset management and consultancy services focussed on distressed debt and equity positions underpinned by real estate portfolios in European and former CIS countries. Resolute will work with lenders, investors and institutions who
Ucits III is attracting growing numbers of hedge fund managers and investors, according to a survey by Preqin. In February 2010 Preqin carried out a survey of 50 institutional investors to determine the current demand for Ucits-compliant hedge funds. Preqin
Australian hedge funds rose by an estimated 0.18 per cent February with 29 per cent of results in, but there are clear signs that many managers took risk off the table following the Australian equity market’s sharp loss of over
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has issued a statement in response to the decision by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) to downgrade S&P’s AAA rating on three of DTCC’s clearing subsidiaries, National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), The Depository Trust
Octavian Advisors has established a new office in London, England. The London office is New York-based Octavian’s second location and will house the firm’s subsidiary, Octavian Advisors (UK) Limited. "While Octavian has long been active in Europe, we are pleased
