DoubleLine, an advisory firm recently formed by Jeffrey Gundlach and Philip Barach, has established a strategic relationship with Oaktree Capital Management whereby Oaktree will help DoubleLine establish its own operational infrastructure. In addition, Oaktree will receive a minority equity position
Aegon Asset Management is launching a Global Opportunities Fund targeting investors wanting global macro exposure. The fund aims to provide institutional and professional retail investors with competitive absolute returns from a diversified global portfolio. It is a Dublin registered Ucits
The Australian Fund Monitors’ Index rose by 1.54 per cent in November, bringing its year-to-date performance to 16.31 per cent. Equity based funds returned 1.41 per cent in November (22.33 per cent YTD), while non equity based funds rose 1.75
Hedge funds posted a loss in May, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declining 1.28%, the first decline in 9 months and the largest since May 2010, with losses across Macro and commodity exposure only partially offset by gains
After posting modest losses during the first half of April, US equity markets ended the month with positive performance. Commodities posted gains concentrated in precious metals while the US Dollar declined sharply. US treasury yields fell on analysts’ negative outlook
As bond and equity trading desks whittle down to skeleton crews, new bond issuance slows to a trickle, and policymakers become more difficult to find, global economic issues seem to fade into the hazy days of August, says Scott B
The international children’s charity ARK (Absolute Return for Kids) marked its tenth anniversary with its charity dinner in Kensington Palace Gardens on Thursday, raising GBP17.2m for children’s programmes in Africa, Romania, the UK and India. The event was attended by
Standard Life Investments has made its global absolute returns strategies solution available to institutional and wholesale investors in Australia. The GARS Australian Trust has already secured around AUS75m from a prominent institutional investor. Standard Life Investments’ GARS solution has already
Apex Fund Services has secured a USD30 million commitment from FTV Capital for a minority interest in the Company. FTV Capital, the first institutional investor in Apex, is a growth equity investor with extensive experience and a global network in
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.7 per cent in April, with six out of 12 Lyxor Indices ending the month in positive territory. Year-to-date the index is down 0.1 per cent. The Lyxor L/S Credit Arbitrage Index
