Hedge funds as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI) gained across every major strategy in February. The GGHFI gained 1.28% compared to global equity returns in the S&P 500 Total Return +3.43%, MSCI World Equity +3.33%, and
GAM has collaborated with Fermat Capital Management to launch GAM FCM Cat Bond. GAM has invested with Fermat for over six years and now has an exclusive arrangement to offer this fund to the broader market place. The fund’s objective
New York-based activist hedge fund Nanes Balkany Partners I, a shareholder of Petrogrand AB, is supporting Shelton Petroleum's increased offer for Petrogrand. On 14 March 2014, Shelton announced an increase of the consideration offered from 0.34 to 0.44 Shelton B
By James Williams – Depending on which figures you refer to, the US hedge fund market did pretty okay in 2010: not great, but steady. Morningstar’s US Equity Hedge Fund Index rose 13.4 per cent. According to Hedge Fund Research,
The Credit Suisse LAB Index was down 0.39% in November according to Dr Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. Drachman says: "The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect the
The number of equity mandates awarded by global professional services company Towers Watson’s (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW) clients worldwide in 2010 increased by over 30% from 2009, while the number of hedge fund mandates grew by 50% during the same period.
Early estimates indicate the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index continued to rally in February, posting positive performance of 1.44% for the month (based on 72% of assets in the index reporting). In all , eight out of ten
LCH.Clearnet Limited has begun clearing foreign exchange (FX). The service is supported by 14 major market participants who have been actively involved in its establishment. A number of additional participants are scheduled to begin clearing in the coming weeks. The
Hedge fund managers have turned bearish on US equities, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund Managers for February. About 40% of the 89 hedge fund managers the firms surveyed in the past week are bearish on the S&P
EU policymakers should consider the economic impact of potential restrictions on credit default swaps in sovereign debt. That’s according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association. The warning comes ahead of a key vote in
