IntroductionThe rapid growth in the Islamic financial markets, both in terms of institutions and products available over the past 10 years has prompted increasing interest from conventional managers to develop products to serve this market. It is estimated that over
Boston-based investment manager Windham Capital has teamed up with Krusen Capital, investment advisor to a single-manager and multi-manager hedge fund and private equity fund platform, to offer proprietary risk management and tactical asset allocation strategies to Krusen’s clients. By adding Windham to
Little more than a year ago, hedge funds in Latin America were riding a boom that made the region one of the most sought-after investment markets in the world.
The funds business in Latin America is a high-growth area with many foreign entities taking a keen interest in opportunities available in the different countries throughout the region.
Northern Trust has successfully closed its acquisition of Omnium LLC from Chicago-based Citadel LLC. Northern Trust had announced its intention to acquire the hedge fund administrator with approximately USD70 billion in assets under administration on May 16, 2011, subject to
Managed futures gained 13.90 per cent in 2008, the best annual performance for CTAs since their 21.02 per cent return in 1990, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedg
BlackRock, the world’s largest independent asset manager, has reported asset under management of USD1.31trn at the end of December, and while net income for 2008 was down 21 per cent to
European equities boutique Argonaut Capital has announced the launch of the Argonaut European Absolute Return Fund, managed by Argonaut founding partner Barry Norris, which will aim to
The Cayman Islands Directors Association (CIDA) has welcomed the judgement of Justice Jones QC relating to the failings of directors of a hedge fund in the Grand Court in the Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund Limited case (Weavering) issued on
Prime brokers and hedge funds have a longstanding relationship in the overall hedge fund ecosystem. Through primes, fund managers have access to a suite of specialised services, including cap intro, trade execution, securities lending, margining, international market access, cash trading,
