Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management, the asset management arm of the Majid Al Futtaim Group, has announced the launch of its first MENA equity produc
Endowments and foundations are still bullish on hedge fund strategies, with 65 per cent of respondents noting hedge fund exposure greater than 10 per cent of their total portfolio, according to the Q2 2014 NEPC Poll. The poll is designed
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) is to certify Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business secondary concentration in its alternative investing designation. Gabelli School of Business students taking the secondary concentration in alternative investing and their professors will now
Commodities increased in January due to supply worries in livestock and to weather fundamentals supporting the energy sector. The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return performance was positive overall for the month, with nine out of 22 index constituents trading
VinaCapital, the asset management firm focusing on Vietnam, has launched one of the country’s first fixed income funds, the VinaCapital Vietnam Fix
Duet Group, a global financial group specialising in alternative asset management, has launched what it says is the first Mena multi-strategy hedge fund, the Duet Mena Opportunities Fun
With investor confidence in the doldrums, many hedge fund managers are under siege from investors clamouring to recover their capital.
Guernsey has signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with the Czech Republic and the Bahamas. Guernsey’s Chief Minister, Lyndon Trott (pictured), signed the Czech TIEA at the Republic’s Embassy in London last week. The Bahamas TIEA was signed last month,
Deutsche Börse has rejected the ideas for reform from its largest shareholders, The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) and Atticus Capital – this mig
The hedge fund industry saw gross inflows of USD15bn in April, up from USD12bn and USD4bn in March and February respectively, according to Eurekahedge.
