Third Avenue Management, the investment adviser to the Third Avenue Funds, has launched the Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund.

Sovereign wealth funds will be important participants in shaping the future of global finance, according to a report by State Street.

The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform, has risen 3.24 per cent since the beginning of 2009.

Andrew Williamson-Jones, manager of the BlackRock Global Equity Fund, explains why he believes European stocks are likely to fare better during the recovery period than their counterpar

Global Capital Management says its Global Umbrella Europe Hedge Fund, a fund of hedge funds invested with European hedge fund managers, has returned approximately 6.6 per cent year-to-d

Investor optimism about the global economy has soared to its highest level in nearly six years, with portfolio managers putting their cash back into equity markets, according to the Mer

Surging Asian equity markets in the second quarter of 2009 contributed to the strongest performance in nearly a decade for Asia-focused hedge funds, according to figures released by Hed

Yorkville Advisors, the investment manager to a family of funds, has entered into a AUD10m equity line of credit agreement with European Gas, a hydrocarbon producer, developer and explo

Watson Wyatt is advising some of its clients to consider incorporating a portfolio of insurance-linked instruments in their return-seeking portfolios. According to the firm, most investors lack genuine diversity – being mainly reliant on equity exposure – which can be

LaCrosse Global Fund Services, a provider of operations, middle-office and administration services to managers of hedge funds, has completed SAS 70 type I certification.