The Inflection Strategic Opportunities Fund delivered a net return of 2.99 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, outperforming the TSX S&P Index which increased by 2.55 per cent. “Inflection had a strong start to 2013 due to
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was up 0.33 per cent in March, with four of the six sub strategies recording positive performance for the month. The index aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund
Harness Liquid Macro Fund has selected Fincad Analytics to provide real time derivatives pricing and risk monitoring. Harness is using Fincad Analytics Suite for Excel as its primary desktop derivatives pricing solution for front office applications such as trade evaluation,
Interview with Yang Eu Jin & Tan Choon Leng – “In Singapore most fund management start-ups will require some form of registration with MAS, it’s just a question of what form of registration or licensing they’ll need based on what
South Florida Hedge Fund Managers, a regional alliance dedicated to informing and uniting the hedge fund community, is hosting a forum on the impact of changes in clearing over-the-counter products
By James Williams – A recent industry report showed that Singapore’s market share in the Asian hedge fund space had risen year-on-year to 14.14 per cent. With assets under management also climbing 22 per cent from USD17.6bn end-2009 to USD21.5bn,
Lyxor Asset Management has added an additional nine hedge funds to its managed account platform since January 2009. Over the same period, Lyxor has increased the platform’s assets under management by USD3bn. The Lyxor managed account platform replicates over 100
Interview with Ralph Chicktong – An increase in Asian start-up hedge funds helped regional assets grow 15 per cent to USD152billion last year. For fund administrators like Custom House Singapore, this growing client base is largely emerging out of Hong
Source, a provider of exchange-traded products, says total assets in its range of products have reached USD2.2bn (EUR1.5bn). Source’s new sector products have gathered nearly USD950m (EUR650m) in just over two months in the market and have been widely accepted
NewAlpha Asset Management, the French alternative investment incubation specialist, has signed its 13th seeding agreement, a USD40m investment in the Armored Wolf Alpha Fund managed by Armored Wolf. The Armored Wolf Alpha Fund implements a global macro strategy structured to
