The European Commission’s proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers unveiled in May is just the latest in a long line of external developments that have complicated Jersey’s effort
All funds have been impacted by the general shift of investor risk appetite during 2008, leading to significant redemption and going concern issues for hedge funds.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index remained flat through January 2011. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Merger Arbitrage Index (1.37%), Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias (1.09%), and Lyxor Convertible Bonds & Volatility Arbitrage (1.03%). The ‘Lyxor
Advent Software’s Tamale RMS research management solution (RMS) – part of the firm’s Advent suite – continues to expand its leadership across a diverse range of market segments and geographies. In 2010, Advent added new Tamale RMS clients globally and
Historically Jersey has not attracted the same large numbers of single-manager hedge funds that have been domiciled in jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands, in large part because it did not hav
361° Capital, an investment management firm focused historically on managing alternative investments for institutions, announced today the launch of its first mutual fund, the 361° Absolute Alpha Fund. The 361⁰ Absolute Alpha Fund is a multi-manager Long/Short equity fund that
By Chris Cattermole – The hedge fund industry is experiencing change as a result of money from pension funds and other institutions flowing back into the market. In the past this money would go principally to large firms with upward
Jean-Pierre Aguilar, chief executive officer of Capital Fund Management, has been killed in gliding accident, according to a letter sent to investo
By Simon Gray – No-one is ready to say that the good times have returned for London’s hedge fund industry, but professionals say the sector is definitely on the mend after the traumas of the past three years, when a
By Simon Dinning – The past year, like the two or three before it, has been a difficult one for the hedge fund industry in London, but there are signs of positive activity as the number of new fund launches
