Triple A Partners, an Asian and emerging markets alternative fund company in the seeding and distribution business, will partner with Sparx Asset Management to help it develop and supplement its marketing and distribution activities outside of Japan. With its regulatory
361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative investments, is to expand its family of alternative mutual funds by launching a series of funds that will be sub-advised by single managers. In contrast to the alternative mutual funds
Hedge fund administration provider HedgeServ is opening a Cayman Islands office. Greg Bennett, managing director, will head a team of 12 professionals to provide full fund administration and middle office services to both hedge funds and funds of hedge funds
HSBC has launched a Sterling Class and a Sterling Institutional Class of its HSBC Ucits AdvantEdge fund of hedge funds. The Sterling classes of the HSBC Ucits AdvantEdge Fund will comply with the new reporting tax regime for offshore funds,
Finisterre Capital, an emerging markets total return specialist, has launched the Finisterre Emerging Markets Fund with USD250m of initial capital from the New York State Common Retirement Fund. The fund enables investors to gain exposure to the Finisterre strategies in
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has been confirmed up 0.88 per cent in December and 18.57 per cent for the year, the best annual return for the index in ten years. The event driven sector was
InfoSpi is to create a green hedge fund focusing on the carbon credit market. InfoSpi believes that demand for carbon offset credits will grow and there is a niche to generate investment revenue. Newly appointed Prince Carlos, who is heading
Despite their continued uncertainty over the outlook for global economic improvement in 2015, fund managers remain optimistic about investments in equities and alternative assets over the long term. However, managers continue to express concern over returns from government bonds, according
After four years of record volume trading, London Metal Exchange activity remained relatively flat in 2009 with total volumes of 111.9 million lots traded, down a modest one per cent on 2008’s 113.2 million total. Aluminium, copper and zinc were
When it comes to representing the offshore hedge fund industry, the Cayman Islands remains the clear choice among practitioners and fund managers of all varieties. Its funds industry continues to do well. In 2013, for example, Cayman recorded a historical
