Pension funds globally invested over USD 62 billion in alternative asset classes during 2004, according to a new survey by Watson Wyatt. The survey, conducted in c
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched AXA Vectris II, a market neutral hedge fund that exploits statistical anomalies in the equity market.
FATCA could fundamentally change the way funds are distributed, according to Charles Muller (pictured), Deputy Director General of ALFI, the Association of Luxembourg Funds Industry. “Implementation will be a long and costly process and it will be the European investor
Arch Financial Products and its retail distribution partner cru Investment Management have signed three of their absolute return funds up to the UK online investment platform Fidelity Fund
UK pension funds and other institutions are increasingly awakening to the diversification benefits of hedge funds, according to a new report by UBS. The detailed re
BNP Paribas Asset Management is looking to develop its "high alpha" bond management activity with the appointment of Nicolas Chaput. BNP Paribas already h
London-based Attica Portfolio Management Limited has changed its name to Attica LJH Investment Management Limited as part of a joint venture between the two firms.
Ex-UBS fund manager Michelle Michel has launched a consultancy firm providing third-party marketing, product management and merger and a
MSS Capital has taken on ex-FTSE director Graham Colbourne to help deepen the firm’s relationships with UK and European pension funds an
Edmond de Rothschild Financial Services has hired Jacques Bocquet and Joël Pinto to set up and develop a direct alternative asset management un
