A survey conducted by Schleus Marktforschung on behalf of Hamburg based alternative asset manager Aquila Capital has revealed a stark divide between German institutional investors who are already investing in alternatives as an asset class and those that are not.
Hedge funds gained 0.42 per cent in August according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 3.26 per cent increase in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Hedge Fund
Fund administrator GlobeOp is to be acquired by private equity firm TPG Capital in a deal worth around GBP508 million (USD800 million). The deal follows GlobeOp’s announcement on 6 January 2012 that it was carrying out a review of its
Overall industry hedge fund performance came in at +0.04 per cent in August, bringing year to date (YTD) 2018 industry performance to +1.10 per cent, according to data released by eVestment. Among primary strategies, event driven-activist funds were among the
With the AIFM directive giving non-EU fund managers the jitters, Ireland has taken another step forward towards making Dublin the domicile of choice for onshore newci
Threadneedle has this week announced plans to roll out the UK Absolute Alpha Fund, adding to its growing stable of absolute return funds.
David Hall of the Philipp Family Office, Mark Stephens of Blackstar Capital and Morgan Metters, previously of Kimura Capital, have joined forces to create Blackstar Asset Management, a UK based investment advisor. With Swiss family office seed capital, the firm
iM Global Partner has acquired a 45 per cent interest in Dynamic Beta investments (previously branded Beachhead Capital), a New York-based specialist in the liquid alternatives space. iM Global Partner is an investment and development platform focused on acquiring strategic
Edward Horner outlines the investment process and recent developments at Eden Rock Capital Management, which focuses on asset-based lending funds.
Marie-Claire Panayiotopoulos has been appointed Head of UK Business Development at 3A Alternative Asset Advisors. Panayiotopoulos’s appointment comes during a perio
