Polar Capital Holdings, the specialist asset management group, says that as at 31 December 2008 group assets under management have fallen 22 per cent since 31 March 2008 to USD2.45bn.

Constellation Energy has announced it has agreed to divest the majority of its London-based international commodities business, including its coal and freight operations and European en

Northern Lights Ventures has acquired an equity stake in Michigan-based investment management firm Seizert Capital Partners. While the terms were not disclosed, management will retain majority interest in the firm.       Established in 2000, Seizert offers three long-only equity products:

Financial market information provider Standard & Poor’s has announced the launch of valuation scenario services for structured asset portfolios, which aim to help investors evaluate

Seven out of the 11 Newedge Hedge Fund Indices produced positive reruns in 2013, with the Newedge Commodity Trading Index (Equity) claiming top spot with a return of 16.33 per cent. Short-term futures strategies, as represented by the Newedge Short-Term

Hong Kong-based Sun Hung Kai Financial is seeking to identify investment opportunities within distressed global financial companies with the launch of a recovery fund managed by New Yor

The Financial Services Authority has followed through on its announcement earlier this month that it would not renew its ban on the short selling of UK financial sector stocks, which was i

North American limited partners remain attracted to real assets, European markets offer huge opportunities to well-capitalised investors and Asia is becoming an important source of limi

The hedge fund industry posted a record estimated outflow of USD148.5bn in December, easily surpassing the previous record estimated at USD54.2bn in October, according to TrimTabs Inves