Following on from last week’s article, which identified groups that found success through the first three months of 2015, this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Hedge Funds, Q1 2015 looks at which funds and strategies struggled to perform in
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Kazakh commodity exchange Caspi JSC have concluded a cooperation agreement. Signed on 15 May 2014 at the International Carbon Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, both companies expressed their joint commitment to develop exchange-based emissions
The international credit rating agency, Standard & Poor’s, has updated its rating of Guernsey following December’s GBP330 million bond issue for the inaugural States of Guernsey Bond. Guernsey remains at AA+ (Stable outlook), which represents an excellent assessment. It highlights
London-based alternative investment manager Omni Partners, has held the first close of its second secured lending fund, Omni Secured Lending Fund II (OSL II), with initial commitments of USD45 million. OSL II is targeting a total fundraise of USD250 million
Activist hedge fund Elliott Advisors, the largest shareholder of Alliance Trust, has agreed to withdraw its three resolutions from the company’s Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2015 and has committed to support the Board and management on all other
Altegris has launched the Altegris KKR Commitments Fund offering accredited investors an opportunity to gain diversified exposure to KKR by committing to three different forms of private equity – primaries, secondaries and co-investments. The minimum initial investment USD25,000. "Accredited investors
Societe Generale has been mandated by the investment management company, Cyan Oak Capital LLP, to process derivatives for its range of alternative investment funds. Cyan Oak Capital will benefits from “Orchestra”, Societe Generale’s global offering dedicated to managing the post-trade
Saemor Capital, winner of this year’s Hedgeweek award for Best Market Neutral Fund, continues to post positive performance numbers, both for the month of March and Year-to-Date. The long book contributed strongly. The short book was flat in a rising
Unigestion has launched a Private Debt Allocator tool, which identifies private debt opportunities to exactly match clients’ investment objectives. Through its work with clients, Unigestion has identified a common perception of the universe of private debt opportunities as large, diverse
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has reported record first quarter performance in EMEA as institutional investors increasingly look to trade in blocks. The first three months of 2015 was a record quarter for Liquidnet EMEA in local currency. Average Execution Size
