Fund of hedge funds add value through strategic allocation rather than active management, according to a new study by EDHEC. Despite institutional investors’ growin
London Stock Exchange-listed fund of hedge funds Dexion Absolute Limited has completed a multi-currency share issue raising GBP 133 million. Following the issue, wh
Gérard Maarek has been appointed Senior Economic Adviser to EDHEC, working in the group’s new economic research centre. Maarek, a graduate of the Ecole Polytechniq
Many UK institutional investors – the large pension funds, local authorities and charities – are now showing keen interest in alternative investments. Indications a
Zurich-based Hedge Fund Capital Management is launching a credit opportunities fund of hedge funds to take advantage of the major dislocations that have taken place in credit markets in re
MAXAM Capital Management (MAXAM) has appointed two additional senior members to its team — Rosemary Gilchrist and Joseph Soares. Both were previously Senior Vice
A new focus on Latin American alternative assets among foreign investors starved of substantial returns at home is coinciding with the emergence of a new breed of managers in the region whose skill
Dexion Absolute Limited has published a prospectus in respect of the proposed Placing and Offer for Subscription of C Shares, its fifth share issue. The Company is
US mutual insurer Nationwide has asked Morgan Stanley to conduct a strategic review of Gartmore following weeks of speculation that the latter may be put up for sale.
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP PAM) and Sundaram Finance Ltd (SFL) have formed a strategic partnership in asset management in India. BNP PAM will buy a 49.9 per
