Institutional investors are predicting increased rates of growth in hedge fund assets in 2014, according to the Credit Suisse’s sixth annual Hedge Fund Investor Survey. “Onwards and Upwards”, which presents the views of some 500 respondents representing USD1.16trn of hedge
FundQuest, a managed account services provider, has adjusted its recommended allocation to include three additional asset classes on its open architecture platform for financial adviser
By Sherri Ortiz – Competition between international financial centres is keener than ever, but the British Virgin Islands has many strong arguments to attract clients from all over the world. Alongside the strengthening and deepening of relationships with existing clients,
By Peter Todd – The British Virgin Islands has been a leading player in the international fund industry for years thanks to strengths that include a relatively light regulatory touch, but one that is robust enough to stand up to
Insparo Asset Management has announced plans to ramp up the marketing of its Africa and Middle East fund to investors.
By Simon Gray – The outlook for the fund industry in the British Virgin Islands continues to brighten thanks to increasing investor confidence and reassurance that offshore funds are now unlikely to be shut out of European markets, as once
Global demand for gold in 2011 rose to 4,067.1 tonnes (t) worth an estimated USD205.5 billion – the first time that global demand has exceeded USD200billion and the highest tonnage level since 1997, according to the World Gold Council’s Gold
PerTrac has been recognised for the second year in a row by industry magazine Hedgeweek as the “Best Risk Management Software Provider." The parent company of Hedgeweek, Global Fund Media, polled 41,000 readers, including over 5,800 institutional investors, and requested
Assets invested in the hedge fund industry increased by USD100bn in the second quarter of 2009, ending at USD1.43trn, according to figures from Hedge Fund Research.
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 2.34% for the month of January. The top performing sub strategy was Long-Short Equity which returned +3.91 per cent, while the worst performer by some considerable margin – and the
