Technology spend, historically speaking, has never been top of a hedge fund manager’s wish list. There has been a touch of haughtiness, a feeling that technology providers are useful but not vital. But it’s fair to say that regulation is
Since 2008 nearly one-third of European charities have restructured their investment portfolios to increase their exposure to alternative products, according to a survey by Cerulli Associates. The latest issue of The Cerulli Edge-Global Edition includes the results of a survey of
After a 30-year career in the City, Peter Long could have been forgiven if he had moved to a relaxing and beautiful tax haven with one eye on a golden retirement.
Man, one of the world’s largest listed hedge fund providers, has announced the launch of Man Long Short Fund, a new long/short equity fund of hedge funds with scheduled monthly liquidity in a Registered Investment Company format. Man Investments (USA)
The IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI), the first hedge fund-style exchange-traded fund and the industry’s largest alternative ETF, has topped USD500m in assets. This represents a growth rate in excess of 50 per cent year to date.
Morgan Stanley veterans Michael Myrtetus and Douglas Borthwick have created Cinneas Foreign Exchange, an alternative investment management firm specializing in momentum based trading in
BondDesk Group and S&P Capital IQ are developing a new pricing service for US corporate and municipal bonds, Odd-Lot Valuations. The evaluated prices in this new service will be derived using S&P Capital IQ’s proprietary methodologies and factor in
The Financial Services Authority has announced further progress for its plans to allowing retail consumers to invest in funds of hedge funds and other alternative investments authorised in
In an uncertain investment climate and tricky global economic environment, a flight to perceived quality on the part of investors has shored up the asset base of larger hedge fund groups b
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up 1.68 per cent in April, bringing year-to-date returns to 2.55 per cent.
