The geopolitical tensions surrounding the situation in Crimea, the Russian response and the consequent sanctions imposed by Western nations present an increasing source of risk within the global economy, says Andrew Cole (pictured), Investment Director of the Global Multi Asset
Man has been awarded a managed account mandate for initially EUR1.2 billion by Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public pension fund with more than EUR50 billion in assets. Under the agreement, BVK will start allocating funds over the course
Investors are predicting over USD200 billion net inflows into the hedge fund industry in 2011, taking the total AUM to an all time high of USD2.2 trillion, according to Deutsche Bank’s ninth annual Alternative Investment Survey. The survey of investors
Managed futures gained 1.03 per cent in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 0.39 per cent in 2014. “A late-month rally in commodity prices and the continued uptrend in US Treasuries
Mellon Capital Management, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has launched its Commodity Alpha Long-Bias Strategy, a commodities strategy designed to provide institutional investors with diversification beyond equities and fixed income and to provide a hedge against inflation. The strategy
Figures issued today show that the value of investment fund business in Guernsey grew by GBP14.3 billion (5.9%) during the final quarter of last year. The increase represents the sixth consecutive quarter of growth and takes the net asset value
GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE: GO.) has been named ‘Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator’ by the subscribers of industry trade publication Hedgeweek. According to Hedgeweek, the 2010 awards “recognised the increased focus on transparency, consistency and depth of expertise in
Alternative investments need to have track records of several years before fund managers and other financial advisors will consider investing in them on behalf of clients, says a new poll. Past performance is seen as essential in the absence of
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.61% for the month of February. Emerging markets (+2.92%) and Long/Short Equity (+2.64%) were the best performing sub-strategies while the worst performer – and the only sub-strategy in negative territory
New hedge fund launches continued at a steady pace through the end of 2010, as new fund offerings outpaced fund liquidations for the first time since 2007, according to data released today by HFR Hedge Fund Research. Launches totalled 935
