Hedge fund flows, as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movements Index, were up 2.29% in May. “After last month’s pause, investors continued their steady return to the hedge fund market,” says Hans Hufschmid, chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services.
Crédit Agricole and Société Générale have named their combined asset management arm Amundi. The companies say the name Amundi blends the initials of "asset management" with an allusion to the world. The Latin origin of Amundi also harks back to
Hedge funds as represented by the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index are currently on track to post their best annual returns in ten years. Through 30 September 2009, the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is up 15 per cent with
Hedge fund performance, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Index denominated in US dollars, shows an upturn so far this year of close to nine per cent, according to a report by SEB. The same index expressed in euros
For many years the leader in creating and implementing business and regulatory models that have become the standard for other jurisdictions to follow, Bermuda is today home to a thriving and dynamic offshore financial services industry. An archipelago of nearly
Hedge fund service providers Liquid Holdings Group, Marcum, and Apex Fund Services are due to present the second in a series of hedge fund events for emerging managers and start-ups. The event – Be an Outlier: Attracting Fresh Capital Through Institutional Credibility” – will
Asian hedge fund manager PMA Capital Management has launched the PMA India Fund, which focuses on alpha generation from long and short positioning in the top 250 Indian companies. The fund uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative processes that
The market’s stellar run continued in September to put the ASX200 index into positive territory over the last 12 months, according to Australian Fund Monitors. The ASX200 rose 5.90 per cent in September and 3.10 per cent over the last
Experts from across the insurance linked securities (ILS) asset class are coming together to discuss the industry’s pressing issues at a Guernsey Finance-hosted thought leadership event in Zurich. The event, ‘ILS Insight’, takes place at the Park Hyatt Zurich on
LaCrosse Global Fund Services and Tradar have formed an alliance to provide alternative investment firms, including hedge funds and private equity, with outsourced administrative expertise and portfolio management technology. Tradar clients will have the opportunity to take advantage of LaCrosse’s
