Funds under management (FUM) at Man Group IMS totalled USD55 billion at 31 March 2014, up from USD54.1 billion at the end of December 2013, according to the company’s latest interim management statement. Net inflows in the quarter totalled USD2.0
Donald A. Steinbrugge (pictured), Managing Member Agecroft Partners, LLC, predicts that United States public pension funds will increase their allocation to hedge funds at a faster rate than corporate pension plans due to sweeping new corporate pension legislation that is just
Thomas Morrow, ex Winton Capital Management senior scientist, plus other leading experts in the field of quantitative trading, have teamed up to expand the successful Aquantum index business to provide systematic managed futures funds and managed accounts. Morrow left Winton
The Newedge Volatility Trading Index fell by an estimated 0.47 per cent in November, compared with a rise of 0.34 per cent the previous month. Year-to-date the index is down 0.83 per cent. Since inception it has returned 10.94
Gartmore Group, a traditional equity and alternative asset management firm, has priced its initial public offering of ordinary shares at 220 pence per share. Based upon the offer price, the market capitalisation of Gartmore at the commencement of conditional dealings
Characterised by election fever, 2010 will see changes to the flow of funds, an increase in the use of Ucits wrappers by hedge funds and an opportunity for growth with defined contribution pensions, according to Tom Brown, European head of
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 1.80% in May. Year-to-date performance as of May 2011 is up 0.30%. The month of May was quite volatile and negative for the majority of Hedge Fund strategies. The top performing strategies year-to-date
IMQubator, the hedge fund seeding platform backed by APG, will transform its current Multi Manager Fund into a limited‐life vehicle, while simultaneously developing a second fund, which also will invest in hedge fund start-ups. Both vehicles will be open to
The Hennessee Group’s Charles Gradante on the importance of considering both nominal and real returns… Rarely do equity market pundits focus on real performance returns (nominal returns less core inflation). Reporting nominal returns, rather than real returns, is the standard
By James Williams – Start-up numbers in Hong Kong might be down, but their size and quality is improving. As the gateway to China, Hong Kong is perfectly located to capitalise on the growing alternatives industry, which earlier this year surpassed
