The hedge fund regulatory landscape is in flux right now. Keeping abreast of the most pertinent issues in the US and Europe can be difficult. Hedgeweek spoke to Andrew Shrimpton, a partner at Kinetic Partners – a leading London-based asset
Boutique alternative investment specialist Hatteras Funds has added two single strategy hedged mutual funds to its lineup of innovative alternative mutual fund products. The Hatteras Long/Short Equity Fund (Tickers: A Share – HLSAX; I Share – HLSIX) and the
PineBridge Investments is the new brand name of the asset management and investment advisory business that is being sold by American International Group. The re-branding marks the beginning of a new era for the firm as it transitions into an
Virtus Investment Partners has launched three multi-manager alternative mutual funds that will employ a range of hedge fund and alternative strategies. The aim is to provide individual investors the opportunity to more fully diversify their portfolios for improved consistency of
The international derivatives exchange Eurex has launched its new system Release 12. Among the most important changes coming with the release are two links to other international exchanges, further improvements in clearing, new functionalities for trading, and partly new programmed
Almost 80 per cent of institutional investors believe hedge fund fees are too high, according to the 2010 Preqin Hedge Fund Investor Review. Several prominent hedge fund investors, notably Calpers, have publicly called on hedge fund managers over the course
The Palmer Square Emerging Manager Fund, LP has provided USD25 million of capital for a seed investment with Millstreet Capital Management LLC, a long/short credit hedge fund manager. In addition to securing strategic investment capital, the relationship provides Millstreet with access
Aladdin Capital Holdings has strengthened its credit hedge fund offering by acquiring Solent Capital Partners’ synthetic collateralised debt obligation business. Neal Neilinger (pictured), chief investment officer at Aladdin Capital, says: “There is an incredible momentum within the firm not only
The October edition of Hedgebay Trading’s monthly index has shown that the purchase of hedge fund assets is being driven by two prevailing sentiments among investors, creating a two-tier hedge fund market. The Hedgebay Global Hedge Fund Secondary Market Index
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index, which provides daily valuations allowing investors to more accurately track the impact of market events of the hedge fund industry, finished up 1.44% in April. Oliver Schupp (pictured), President of Credit
