GAM, the investment manager owned by Swiss private bank Julius Baer, has announced the launch of GAM Eclectic, a global equity long/short fund.
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 0.48 per cent in December, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies at Credit Suisse. The index was up 7.35 per cent for the year in 2013.
Phoenix Fund Services, an offshore and onshore traditional and alternative fund services provider, has won a multi-million euro administration mandate from Asset Value Investors for its
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was down 6.3 per cent in October, according to Oliver Schupp, president of Credit Suisse Index.
By James Williams – Alcentra is one of the world’s leading asset managers. With a focus on sub investment-grade corporate credit it has built a strong 11-year track record in secured loan investing. It has USD16billion in assets under management,
Palatine Asset Management of Newport Beach has announced the launch of a media debt fund, Capitoline Global Media Fund, which it expects to raise USD250m.
Pharos Financial Advisors, part of specialist emerging markets fund manager Pharos Financial Group, has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to operate as an
All six of the Market vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices recorded positive returns in January, according to index provider MVIS. The MV North America L/S Equity Hedge Fund Beta Index led with a return of 1.62 per cent for the
Rye Brook, New York-based OpHedge Investment Services, a middle- and back-office fund administrator, has announced an agreement to provide clients
Hedge funds may be heading for their worst year on record after suffering another battering in October but the news in not all bad.
