Agecroft Partners specialises in consulting and third-party marketing for hedge funds. Its objective is to raise assets globally for institutional-quality hedge fund managers by utilising a consultative approach within the institutional investor community. The firm was founded by Don Steinbrugge,
Hedge funds rebounded in November, putting them on track to post their best annual performance since inception of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index in January 1994. The index finished up 2.11 per cent for the month, bringing year to
The Hedgeweek USA Award 2011 for Best PR Firm is the latest recognition of Walek & Associates’ dozen years of work successfully managing visibility, reputation and brand for hedge funds around the world. At a time when the regulatory sands
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.42 per cent for the month of July. Managed futures (4.68 per cent), fixed income arbitrage (1.62 per cent) and multi-strategy (1.28 per cent) were the three best performers among
By Simon Gray – The impact of the global financial crisis and economic downturn upon the alternative fund industry is reflected in a more difficult fundraising environment and new challenges for managers such as greater regulation and increased investor demands
By Simon Gray – The hedge fund sector in the United States, its cradle and still by a long way its biggest and most important centre, has emerged successfully from the crisis that beset the global financial industry between
Folio Administrators has launched a new multi-lingual operation in Panama City, Panama. Folio Administrators Limited provides fund administration to alternative investment funds, establishes and manages offshore and captive companies and other insurance related vehicles, across a range of jurisdictions
Amidst concern about slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, Ken Stuzin (pictured), fund manager of the Brown Advisory US Equity Growth Fund says at least one company is bucking the trend… We believe Estée Lauder is positioned at
Jerry Haworth, director and co-founder of 36 South, the global macro/volatility hedge fund, says currency volatility is about to explode as Central Banks continue to keep an iron grip on interest rates in response to the global financial crisis. Central
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is launching an enhanced Eurex Trader Development Program in January 2010. The new scheme offers training, further education measures and lucrative trading conditions for new traders who start trading on Eurex next year. Michael Peters,
