Scipion Capital (Scipion), the Africa investment specialist, has opened its Commodity Trade Finance (CTF) Fund to US investors for the first time. This is the firm’s first step in a concerted effort to expand its investor base in the US.
Profits at Winton Capital Management, the UK-based hedge fund founded by trader David Harding, jumped 23 per cent last year to GBP162m, according to the firm’s accounts for 2011. The rise came on the back of an increase in assets
Agecroft Partners, the hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm, plans to add an additional hedge fund manager to the platform of hedge funds it represents during the fourth quarter. While many competitors and hedge fund managers have struggled
Consultant Nigel Carey (pictured) and Senior Associate Rob Milner of Carey Olsen review the history of the funds sector in the Channel Islands and see an industry that has been helped along by key legislative changes and strong, proportionate regulation.
Gottex Fund Management’s total fee-earning assets were USD8.23bn at 30 September 2009, an increase of 0.9 per cent from USD8.16bn at 30 June 2009. This total consisted of USD8bn in assets under management, down 1.2 per cent from 30 June
Eze Castle Integratio has been awarded the "Best Managed Account Platform Technology" designation in the Hedgeweek USA 2011 awards and named to the CRN 2011 VAR500 list. Both honours highlight the company’s consistent focus on providing quality technology solutions and
Long/short equity and global macro hedge funds posted positive returns in February, based on Credit Suisse’s LAB Liquid Indices. The LAB Long/Short Liquid Index was up 1.01 per cent with gains coming primarily from long positions in the industrial and
The average large hedge fund outperformed the average small fund in the negative performance years of 2008 and 2011, according to a study from PerTrac. Impact of Size and Age on Hedge Fund Performance: 1996 – 2011, shows that during
US corporate credit default swap markets, while trading in a broader range, were little changed over the course of February 2010, according to a report by GFI Group. While rising concerns of potential default in certain European sovereign contracts initially
The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index finished up 3.04 per cent in September as hedge funds were able to take advantage of market trends. Every strategy in the index posted positive performance except dedicated short bias. The highest return for
