Ivy Asset Management Corp has strengthened its presence in London by appointing two new senior members of staff – Stuart Davies and Peter Rose. Davies, who will re
Henderson Global Investors has continued its revamp with the promotion of Kate O’Neill to Director of Hedge Funds and plans for new launches. Formerly Director of
Capital Z Investment Partners, LLC has announced a new investment with New York-based investment management company AJB Capital Management LP. Founded in 2004 and
In the hedge fund space in August, CTAs outperformed and delivered positive returns in the range of 2-3 per cent depending on the benchmark, according to Lyxor’s latest Hedge Fund Brief. Their long exposures to bonds and equities were both
Threadneedle plans to launch the UK Absolute Alpha Fund in quarter four, reinforcing its absolute return fund range. The Ucits III fund will give co-managers Mark Westwood and Chris Kinder increased flexibility in strategy and fund positioning. Westwood says:
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index August 2018 measured 0.71 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile declined 0.02 per cent in September. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for September
Institutional investors moved away from funds of hedge funds in favour of direct hedge funds investment in Q2 2005, according to a ne
Joji Maki examines the results of Sunday’s Japanese election, which returned PM Junichiro Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power. BAM believes that
US corporate credit manager, Concerto Asset Management, has won a EUR60 million credit alpha absolute return mandate from London-based multi-manager boutique, Goodhart Partners.
Bob Doll examines the outlook for the US economy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Last week, the news was dominated by Hurricane Katrina and its horrific aftereffects.
