Ecofin Limited, an investment management firm specialising in the global utility, infrastructure, energy and alternative energy sectors, launched the Ecofin Global Oil & Gas Fund. This Cayman registered fund employs a long/short equity strategy, close to market-neutral. It offers monthly
Threadneedle has launched a new hedge fund, the Threadneedle Asia Crescendo Fund, that is designed to combine the asset manager’s expertise in Asian equities with its experience in running
Cofunds, the independent financial planning platform, has expanded its short extension range with a 130/30 fund from Edinburgh-based UK equities specialist boutique Cartesian Capital.
Nine out of ten strategies in the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Broad Index posted positive returns in April as volatility increased in global equity markets, with dedicated short bias the only negative performer. The index gained 1.24 per cent in
Hong Kong-based Myo Capital Advisers has announced the launch of the Myo Capital Master Fund, with significant capital from an institutional seed investor, to take advantage of the current
Fitch Ratings has placed Man Group’s long-term issuer default rating of BBB+ on rating watch negative following the announcement of its proposed acquisition of GLG Partners. The rating watch negative reflects execution risks from the integration of GLG into Man,
Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index were down 1.17 per cent in July. "July flows again reflected quarterly re-allocations by investors. While outflows exceeded inflows for the month, the outflow is very much in line
The 2011 Advent Users Group (AUG) annual Asset Management Operations and Compensation Survey, which is co-sponsored by the Investment Adviser Association (IAA) and Advent Software, has found that asset management firms benefitted from market growth and recovering fund flows, which
Pamplona Capital Management has selected Quintillion to provide administration services to its unsecured credit fund which launched in Q2, 2011. The fund, which has a seven-year timeframe, will purchase discounted packages of unsecured debt from UK high street banks
Andrew Baker, AIMA CEO, says the association has concerns over the ‘impractical and unworkable’ proposals in the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). AIMA, as the global hedge fund association, fully supports the regulatory goals of the EU’s Alternative
