Hedge funds lost 1.04% in November, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 4.70% in  2011. “The  S&P 500 gained 0.10 per cent during the month, concealing stomach-churning intra-month volatility,”  says Sol Waksman

By Simon Gray – The Isle of Man is seeking to give its fund services industry new impetus by attracting fresh fund administration business and is looking for new service providers to expand capacity in the island. But at the

BCS Prime Brokerage (BCS), an independent Russian financial institution, has launched an international brokerage business after being granted UK regulatory authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to deal and advise on investments and hold client assets.   BCS Financial

By Peter Craig – The alternative investment industry is currently seeing a surge in potential new entrants thanks to the shake-out engendered by the financial market turbulence of the past three years and the impact of new restrictions on proprietary

To paint a picture of the hedge fund space today is to show a world of tightening margins, an industry where fee-structures have shifted away from the historic 2 and 20 compensation structures and a business model restrained by regulatory

By Simon Gray – The Isle of Man has suffered its fair share of the alternative fund industry’s woes during the past three years of financial crisis and economic downturn, especially with the loss of one of its largest fund

BlueCrest Capital Management has acquired the 25.5% partnership interests held by Man Group plc for a total consideration of USD633m. In addition, BlueCrest has also acquired the remaining partnership interests of retired co-founder Bill Reeves on proportionately similar terms.  Man’s

By James Williams – On Monday 10 June 2013, phase two of OTC clearing for interest rate swaps and credit default swaps began under the Dodd-Frank Act. For the buy-side community, collateral management is set to become a more complex,