Global assets managed by the world’s largest 99 alternatives managers for pension fund clients stand at just under USD600bn, according to the latest Global Alternatives 99 ranking produced
After a traumatic year for alternative fund managers and their investors in 2008, the hedge fund industry is having to take risk measurement and management processes a great deal more seriously.
Westport, Connecticut-based Weston Capital Asset Management has announced that the firm’s second incubator fund, Weston Capital Partners Master Fund II, has entered into a strategic partne
Hedge funds rose an average of 1.7 per cent in September, ending the third quarter up 2.4 per cent, and have returned an average of 5.7 per cent through the first nine months of 2013, according to eVestment’s September hedge
All seven of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices were positive in October, with the IQ Hedge Event-Driven Beta Index leading the way with a return of 3.11 per cent. The IQ Hedge Long/Short Beta
Hedge fund managers are increasingly cautious regarding US credit, according to a report from Lyxor, which suggests that 65 per cent of managers are not expecting the current credit rally to continue. This is being seen in the context of
LaSalle Global Fund Services, which established a European foothold by setting up a hedge fund administration business in Dublin in March, has extended its presence by opening a Jersey ope
The total value of funds under management and administration in Guernsey set a new record of GBP203.8bn at the end of March, according to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.
Due diligence is a concept that has been around for a long time, but its profile has risen significantly over the past decade.
Three quarters (73 per cent) of hedge fund managers say competition in fundraising has increased in the past 12 months, according to a survey by Preqin. However, 64 per cent of fund managers that run pooled products noted that their
