Javelin Capital, the recently authorised investment management firm, has launched its first fund, the Javelin Capital Global Equity Strategies Fund, with seed capital of USD31m. The fund will take long and short positions in equities globally, including emerging markets.
Returns for the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Indices suggest that hedge funds produced their best monthly returns year-to-date amid September’s market rally. The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 3.58 per cent last month, making September the
Geneva software company FinLab and Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research have formed an alliance to provide access to HFR’s hedge fund database through FinLab’s software for conducting investm
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched an enhanced service for onshore and offshore private equity and real estate funds. In response to the growth in more sophisticated multi-jurisdictional, direct and indirect private equity and real estate funds, BNP Paribas has
AllianceBernstein has acquired SunAmerica’s alternative investments group, a team that manages a portfolio of hedge fund and private equity fund investments. "We are pleased to add to our alternative investment capabilities this exceptional hedge fund and private equity fund investment
Progress Software, a provider of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, has announced the launch of the Progress Apama Sma
RWC Partners has received authorisation for its Ucits III RWC US Absolute Alpha fund in Germany. The fund is a US equity long short strategy managed by Mike Corcell. It was launched in October 2009 and has since raised USD350m.
Napier Park Global Capital, an alternative asset management firm, has completed its spinout from Citigroup. Napier Park has approximately USD6.8bn in assets under management, a four-year operational track record and more than 100 employees in offices in New York and
Stenham Asset Management’s recent acquisition of Guernsey-based hedge fund managers Montier Partners reflects a wider trend involving the consolidation of niche firms within larger organisations, according to Andrew Boyce, corporate partner at Channel Islands law firm Carey Olsen. “Although the
The fourth edition of the Hedgeweek Awards, presented today in London’s Mayfair and sponsored by Lyxor Asset Management, brought together the leading names in the global hedge funds industry to celebrate the achievements of the best performing managers and service
