DUNN Capital Management was established by legendary futures trader William Dunn, PhD, back in 1974. The trading strategy is 100 per cent systematic. The firm’s flagship fund – the USD308m DUNN World Monetary & Agriculture (‘WMA’) Program – began trading in
Robert Hay (pictured) founded Bayou City Capital LP in November 2000. Both Hay and William Monroe, who joined in 2011, represent the fund’s General Partner, Omni Trading LLC, a registered Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor with the National
Standard Life Investments says its clients will soon be able to access a wider range of alternative assets after announcing its intention to acquire a 75.1 per cent stake in Aida Capital. The acquisition of Aida will be subject to
Infinity Capital Partners has partnered with Vivaldi Asset Management to offer a registered multi-strategy investment fund with a minimum investment of USD25,000 that invests in leading hedge funds. Infinity Core Alternative Fund (ZVAMIX), a closed-end interval fund of funds, was
As mainstream banks continue to face growing pressure from the alternative finance industry, a new study by Amicus Finance, a provider of short term lending solutions, has revealed the key factors driving small businesses towards alternative lenders. According to the
Assets under management in the European fund industry could reach EUR6.8trn by 2014, according to a study published by Alfi, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, and produced by Lipper FMI. The study explains Lipper FMI’s latest estimates of
Compass Advisers Group, an international merchant banking partnership, has formed Compass Partners Asset Management, a principal investing arm focused on alternative investments. Scott Marden has rejoined the firm as head of asset management from Credit Suisse and will become managing
The Ucits HFS Index is up 1.71 per cent after the first three weeks in March, accelerating the positive trend of the first weeks. With fixed income and market neutral finally turning positive no strategy is in the red anymore.
February is turning out to have been a tough month for Australian hedge funds, particularly those with a local equity based mandate, according to figures from Australian Fund Monitors. Concerns that January’s global issues would continue to put downward pressure
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.13 per cent for the month of May with seven of the ten sub-strategies recording positive returns. Managed futures led the way with a return of 3.09 per cent followed by emerging
