S&P to launch new index of equity long/short funds
Standard & Poor’s is planning to launch the S&P Equity Long/Short Index, which will be the latest addition to its growing range of hedge fund indices.
Standard & Poor’s is planning to launch the S&P Equity Long/Short Index, which will be the latest addition to its growing range of hedge fund indices.

GLG, the discretionary investment manager of hedge fund behemoth Man Group has launched a UCITS-III compliant version of its long/short financials fund reported F
The UCITS Alternative Index Global fell -0.49 per cent in March, erasing February’s gains of 0.87 per cent to leave it at 1.75 per cent YTD.
Ed G.Robertiello, CFA, has joined USD 4 billion Asset Alliance in New York as Senior Managing Director of Investments and Research.
The introduction of the streamlined regulatory regime for expert funds in Jersey has led to the swift authorisation of a property fund and over 40 enquiries from promoters i

The managed futures industry suffered a second straight down month in October declining 0.74 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. Sixty per cent of CTA funds had losses on the

Lyxor Asset Management has teamed up with HAWK Quantitative Strategies – a company associated with Caxton Associates LP – to launch the third alternative single manager on its Lyxor Dimension UCITS Platform. The Lyxor/Caxton HAWK strategy Index Fund offers access
Asian private equity firm NewQuest Partners has held the final close of its fourth dedicated secondary fund, NewQuest Asia Fund IV with over USD1 billion in total commitments, surpassing its initial target of USD850 million. The Fund increased its original

MarketAxess Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of an electronic trading platform for US and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil. MarketAxess received authorisation from
IKOS launches Financial Fund Euro Class/Headline In response to increasing demand from European investors, IKOS has launched a Euro