Baring Asset Management is launching its third long/short equity hedge fund, the Baring EMEA Absolute Return Fund. The fund will be available to institutional investors and HNWIs from 1 Nov
London-based Chaser Capital launched its first currency fund on 14 February. David Lavers outlines the fund’s strategy and investment process. HW: What is the background to the launch of Chaser Capital? DL: The partnership was established by three accredited investment
Tigress Financial Partners, a women-owned institutional FINRA registered broker-dealer, has formed a strategic partnership with BCS Prime Brokerage Limited (BCS UK), in the UK, part of BCS Global Markets, to jointly market capital markets, investment banking, credit facilities, research, asset
The Life Settlements Fund Ltd has closed to new investors having exceeded expectations and plans are underway to launch a Series II version shortly. Registered in t
EFAMA released its latest research report this week, in which it finds that long-term UCITS favoured much stronger than shorter-term money market funds for June.
As investors continue to see the benefits of UCITS, so the number of platforms to facilitate fund growth expands.
Hedge funds are up 0.45 per cent for the year, their weakest performance on record since 2011 when they declined 0.40 per cent in the eight months through to August, according to the September 2018 Eurekahedge Report. Almost 46 per
Outflows from the hedge fund industry slowed substantially in July amid mixed signals on trade and the global economy, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator. Hedge fund industry assets rose to an all-time high of USD3.1 trillion in July.
Nikko Asset Management Co (Nikko AM) has established a Corporate Sustainability Department, bolstering its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments both in the way in which it manages itself and how it approaches investing. Overseen by Representative Director and Executive
Global hedge fund asset flows were just slightly positive in August 2018, with USD4.74 billion added to the USD3.3 trillion-plus industry, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Industry’s Asset Flows Report. Year to date (YTD) net flows to the industry
