With valuations for global equity markets currently not compelling and giving little room for the potential earnings disappointments that could accompany the slowing of the global economic recovery, Percival Stanion, head of Asset Allocation at Baring Asset Management, explains why,
The world may not get pneumonia when the US gets a cold, but it sure gets sick, says Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices… June was anything but boring, as the month started with all eyes
Global Fund Exchange Ltd, a member of the New York based Global Fund Exchange Group, is to launch the AquaTerra Fund, a new investment vehicle which invests in global opportunities in agriculture, water and natural resources. The AquaTerra Fund
Hedge fund managers tracked by the AlphaClone Hedge Fund Long/Short Index distanced themselves from financial sector investments in the second quarter, representing a steep reversal from the previous quarter in which financials were the index’s most overweight sector relative to
TCA Fund Management Group is to float TCA Global Credit on London's AIM. It will list as a closed-end investment company through an initial public offering in May and is domiciled in Guernsey. The listed investment company will feed
Hedge funds gained 1.18% in February according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 1.65% year-to-date. “In the face of Mideast political turmoil and rising commodity prices, the rally in developed market equity prices
Pillsbury’s Investment Fund and Investment Management group recently submitted comment letters to the California Corporations Commissioner (the Commissioner) and the North American Securities Administrator’s Association (NASAA) on behalf of the private investment fund industry. Specifically, the letter to the Commissioner
TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge report that the hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of USD2.9 billion (0.2% of assets) in January 2011, the sixth straight inflow. “This inflow is very bullish for the industry because January typically delivers
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was down 1.07 per cent in June, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies at Credit Suisse. The managed futures strategy was the strongest performer for the month,
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) is to honour Jane Buchan, chief executive officer of Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), with the 2014 North American Industry Leadership Award. Buchan (pictured) will receive the award at the annual 100WHF New
