Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will experience its first negative month since February 2009 in May with a fall of 2.73 per cent. The index remains up 1.52 per cent year-to-date and, based on comparable indices,
Dow ends the day down 120 points we therefore remain bearish and fail to see any reason to change this stance.
After falling steadily for four quarters, hedge fund liquidations rose again in the first quarter of 2010 with 240 funds closing during the period, according to the HFR Market Microstructure Industry Report by Hedge Fund Research. Liquidations were disproportionately skewed
Integrated Business Systems, Inc (IBSI), the provider of Visual Portfolio Manager integrated solutions for hedge funds, has reported strong growth in all areas of its business.
Wall Street clawed back some gains yesterday and finished back above 11000 up 56 points at 11405.28 Nasdaq and the S&P 500 also made modest gains .
Gilles Frisch and Gabriel Andraos believe the ‘credit market – neutral’ feature of their strategy sets Dexia Credit Arbitrage apart from its competitors
Healthcare company Grifols has entered into an agreement to acquire Cerberus Capital Management’s portfolio company Talecris Biotherapeutics for a combination of cash and newly issued Grifols non-voting shares. Cerberus controls an affiliate that owns approximately 49 per cent of the
This week is likley to be all about the FOMC meeting and their decision on US interest rates, Wall Street finished lower on Friday by some 30 points taking us back bel
Sandra Manzke, Chairman & CEO of MAXAM Capital Management, outlines the thinking behind the Matrix MAX Fund, aimed at the UK market.
According to a recent article in the European Central Bank’s Financial Services Review, hedge fund activities pose considerable risk to the financial system.
