South African institutions are, on average, lacking significant commitment to alternative assets and private equity investments, with many funds having no exposure at all, says Old Mutual Alternative Investments. However, since 2000, Old Mutual has steadily increased the percentage allocation
Standard Bank has launched currency reference warrants in response to the growing popularity of currency trading in South Africa. Brett Duncan, director of equity derivatives at Standard Bank, says: “CRWs, which are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, enable investors
Quintillion has been chosen to provide administration services to the Derwent Absolute Return Fund. Derwent Capital Markets has already attracted a large amount of publicity around the launch of the Absolute Return Fund. The fund plans to use sentiment signals
Earlier this year, the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) hosted its annual International Business and Finance Summit (IBFS) under the theme “Bahamas Advantage: Survival of the Fittest”. The theme speaks to the challenges faced by IFCs following the financial crisis
New Trend Fund Management, a Cayman Islands based investment manager, is launching its first hedge fund, the New Trend US Equity Fund. The fund aims to produce high absolute returns over each market cycle using a trend following long/short strategy.
By Dermot Butler – It is ironic, but nonetheless a good thing, that many professional and institutional investors, led by the best of the Private Banks in Switzerland, gave an ultimatum, early in 2009, to many US hedge fund managers
GAM has expanded its range of Ucits III funds to include an onshore version of its global macro interest rate and currency strategy managed by investment director Adrian Owens. The fund aims to generate returns of between eight and 12
Credit as a hedge fund strategy has been the fastest growing strategy in terms of institutional investor mandates over 2009, according to research by Preqin. Nearly twice as many institutional investors have stated credit as a preference this year as
ALTIN, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, posted a six per cent increase in net asset value (NAV) during the first quarter. The share price discount to NAV fell significantly since the beginning
Gemini Fund Services, a provider of pooled investment solutions, is extending its hedge fund solutions offering with a new Webinar series aimed at helping advisers better position themselves in a changing market and regulatory environment. The series is an extension
