Lou Sala, chief executive of the Capital Markets practice at WTP Advisors, says that in the wake of the Madoff scandal, due diligence processes that were once little more than box-ticking exercises have become a searching and in some respects
The Salus Alpha Directional Markets had a performance of +0.25% for the month to date. The 12 month rolling alpha of Salus Alpha Directional Markets to the S&P500 is 8% pa, while the 12 month rolling beta is currently 0.1.
Hedge funds redeemed an estimated USD5.2 billion in December 2011 and underperformed the S&P 500 for the year, according to figures released gy BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. Industry assets fell to USD1.64 trillion, down 7.7% for 2011, and hit
The days when secrecy and silence boosted the mystique of a fund manager are over – now they arouse distrust among investors and regulators alike.
DMS Offshore Investment Services, the world's largest fund governance firm, has been voted the Best Offshore Advisory Firm in the Hedgeweek Awards 2014.

 DMS was selected through a poll of the magazine's readers and the firm had no part in
In light of recent market rumours, Deutsche Börse AG and NYSE Euronext (NYX) today confirmed that they are engaged in advanced discussions regarding a potential business combination. They cautioned that no agreement has been reached. They also noted that there
Hedge funds posted the strongest monthly gains thus far in 2011, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gaining 2.43 per cent for October. The gain snaps a two-month decline and follows a 3Q drop of 6.5 per cent, the
The European Commission’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers draft directive requires ‘major surgery’, according to Paul Myners, the UK Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury.
Man has launched Man IP 220 GLG Ltd, a product that offers investors access to a combination of Man’s flagship managed futures manager AHL and a broad range of GLG’s discretionary strategies for the first time. The product is the
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 0.65% in January according to the latex figures released by the hedge fund adviser. In comparison the S&P 500 advanced 2.26%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 2.72%, and the NASDAQ Composite
