The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, an association for credentialed alternative investment professionals, will launch its 12th chapter in Paris on 7 December. The event is open to CAIA members, candidates and financial professionals in the alternative investment space. Francois-Serge
SEI has added absolute return strategies to its goals-based strategic portfolios with the aim of delivering further diversification and exposure to long-term capital growth whilst reducing risk. In addition to existing asset classes, such as equity, fixed income, liquidity and
Investors continued to withdraw capital from hedge funds in the first quarter of 2009, redeeming nearly USD104bn, according to data released by Hedge Fund Research, a hedge fund industr
Real Estate Credit Investments, the Cheyne Capital managed investment company formerly known as Queen’s Walk, has reported an increase in net asset value from EUR1.59 to EUR1.69 per ordinary share since its recent fundraising. The company’s net profit was EUR3.1m
Managed futures adviser Altis Partners (Jersey) is to offer managed accounts in its Global Commodity Portfolio for a limited period until 30 June 2009.
BTIG, a broker dealer specialising in institutional trading and related brokerage services, has expanded its prime brokerage group to offer fixed income services, including trading and
PJM Capital, the USD250m Washington, D.C. based quantitative CTA trend follower, plans to launch a new 2X programme in January 2011. The programme aims to take advantage of the comparatively lower levels of volatility demonstrated by PJM’s existing programme
Chicago-based Deerfield Capital has entered into a new investment venture with Pegasus Capital Advisors.
Hedge fund managers remain predominantly downbeat on US equities, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge survey of hedge fund managers for November. About 39 per cent of the 83 hedge fund managers surveyed are bearish on the S&P 500, and bullish sentiment
Crown Managed Futures, the flagship CTA/macro multi-manager programme of LGT Capital Partners, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Since inception the programme has generated an annual net return of 9.5 per cent compared to -2.0 per cent for the
