Hedge funds generated negative performance in August, falling 2.30% for the month versus a loss of 7.69% for the Dow Jones Global Index. Oliver Schupp (pictured), President of Credit Suisse Index Co., LLC, says: "The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge
Funds-of-hedge-funds could soon start to see renewed inflows of cash, as investors react to the minimal interest environment and the poor returns from global equities, according to the
Credit Suisse has announced the launch of a Global Macro Replication Index which aims to capture the risk/return characteristics of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Global Macro Hedge Fund Ind
ETF Portfolio Management, a specialist absolute return manager founded in 2007, has launched an investment platform that combines active absolute return strategies with strategic core p
BNY Mellon Clearing has joined CME Group as a clearing member firm in order to clear over-the-counter interest rate swaps on behalf of its institutional clients. As a result of recent regulatory changes, it is expected that a large percentage
Could recommendations that Swiss pension funds should report underlying manager fees within the total expense ratio of funds of hedge funds negatively impact the Swiss market? It’s an issue that concerns the Edmond de Rothschild Group, which runs approximately
Peak Partners has announced the forthcoming launch of the Mont Blanc Dynamic Fund. The fund aims to combine the advantages of active hedge fund style picking, continual risk monitoring, segregated trust structure, enhanced liquidity (bi-monthly) and full transparency by using
The once-in-a-generation uncertainty about sovereign debt has risen further as cyclical worries have resurfaced, says Stefan Keller, head of MAP research at Lyxor Asset Management…. During the summer months sovereign stress has spilled over to the banking system, pushing up credit
Phoenix Fund Services, a provider of offshore and onshore traditional and alternative fund administration services with offices in the UK and Ireland, has recruited Gerard Quirke as a dire
Investors in search of uncorrelated assets and growth potential in volatile markets should look to absolute return fixed-income strategies, which h
