Aurum, a specialist investment manager focusing on hedge fund portfolios, has launched Project Regeneration, a unique scheme that will allow companies to build a meaningful environmental policy. Developed in conjunction with the UK-based charity Synchronicity Earth to help Aurum meet
Nordea Asset Management has launched a high yielding renminbi-denominated Asian credit fund. Joining the multi-boutique Nordea 1 Sicav, the Renminbi High Yield Bond Fund is managed by Asian fixed income specialists Income Partners. The new fund invests in USD-denominated Asian
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the Broad Index) finished up 0.83 per cent for the month of May with eight of the 10 sub-strategies all finishing the month in positive territory. Long/Short Equity led the way with a return
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc has closed the Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund to most new investors effective 12 June, 2015. The Fund will remain open to additional investment from existing shareholders and certain other new accounts as described in the
Hermes Investment Management has added to its suite of global fixed income offerings with the launch of the Hermes Absolute Return Credit Fund, a UCITS fund which targets a positive investment return over a rolling 12 month period irrespective of
Equity and bond markets experienced renewed tensions during the period under review. European markets saw higher selling pressure than US markets, which was a negative for Global Macro managers as they have sizeable long European equities positions in their portfolios.
Returns offered by the private equity asset class are often a hot topic for discussion in the investment industry. With yields varying between fund types, sectors and managers, Jessica Duong (pictured) investigates the differences in performance of sector-specific buyout funds in
Salient Partners has successfully completed its acquisition of Forward Management, creating a USD27 billion diversified asset management firm and reaffirming the firm’s position as provider of liquid alternative and real asset investment strategies. The combined firm has 250 employees
Shoreline Capital, a private fund manager in Chinese distressed debt and special situation investments, has closed its third fund at USUSD500 million. The fund, Shoreline China Value III, was over-subscribed. Meanwhile, Shoreline held the first close for Fund IIIÂ’s overflow fund
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Foundation, have announced the ten recipients of the 2015 100WHF/CAIA Scholarships. Established in 2011 by 100WHF and underwritten by PAAMCO, the
