Event driven was the best performing liquid alternative beta (LAB) strategy in 2013, finishing up 11 per cent due primarily to Russell 2000 and iBoxx High Yield Bond exposures, according to Credit Suisse Asset Management. The firm’s 2013 Liquid Alternative
Merlin Securities, a prime brokerage services and technology provider for hedge funds, funds of funds and long-only managers, has announced the formation of an equity sales coverage and
Global alternative asset management group Gottex Fund Management Holdings Limited (Gottex) returned to operating profitability in 2011, according to the group’s annual results for the year ended 31 December. Financial performance was in-line with current expectations with gross revenues of
V2 Capital, an SEC-registered investment advisor, has received a USD200m allocation from a Fortune 500 insurance company to the V2 Hedged Equity Strategy. The investment was allocated during the fourth quarter of 2013 and is now fully deployed in the
Hedgemedia Ltd, publisher of a range web sites providing news and comment spanning traditional and alternative investments, has launched HMHQ, a un
Two fast-growing San Francisco based law firms, Cole-Frieman LLP and Mallon PC, are to combine their businesses. The new firm, known as Cole- Frieman & Mallon LLP, will be a boutique generalist firm focusing on hedge fund managers and hedge
Invesco’s global asset allocation group has been awarded mandates to fund Premia Plus strategy, a risk premium capture strategy that uses a risk management approach designed to generate
Don Steinbrugge, managing member of third-party marketing firm Agecroft Partners, says that in a highly competitive marketplace with more than 2,000 funds of hedge funds, firms can defy current industry headwinds and raise assets successfully by identifying a market niche
Fidessa group, provider of the Fidessa and Fidessa LatentZero trading, market data and global connectivity solutions, has expanded into Latin America with the addition of Planner Corret
Man Group, the alternative investment manager, has launched Clarus, an online portal for investors in managed accounts to obtain greater transparency in their underlying investments. The financial crisis and subsequent shocks in markets have emphasised the need for visibility of
