With close attention being paid to the ability of fund of hedge funds managers to pick underlying funds that continue to prosper in more volatile market conditions, investors are increasingly exami
Horizon Cash Management, a cash manager for alternative investment funds, has announced that the firm has captured more than USD600m in new assets within the last quarter.
GLG Partners, Europe’s third largest hedge fund manager with more than 40 funds and USD20bn in assets under management, has announced plans to access the US public markets through a revers
The Blackstone Group has announced that Aaron Nieman will head Blackstone Altius Advisors, a new event-driven strategy focusing on opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region and managed by a
The adoption of the Ucits III structure and changes to UK tax law have provided an attractive opportunity for many offshore hedge funds to launch UK onshore, regulated funds allowing managers to imple
Absolute return funds, retail investment vehicles that take advantage of the European Ucits III funds legislation to use derivatives and other hedge fund-like techniques, suffered an ‘abso
Green cap and trade markets that are currently trading on a voluntary basis in Chicago and New York could become the largest of all commodity markets, according to Commissioner Bart Chi
Pomerol Partners, a business intelligence consultancy that specialises in advanced data visualisations, has released a white paper that aims to help sell-side institutions entangle the complexity of their IT infrastructures. Entitled “A Front Office Guide to Better Analytics”, it is
Canada’s hedge funds may be growing at a sluggish pace – the number of funds and their total assets grew by only some 5 to 7 per cent over the past year, according to industry tracker Canadian Hedg
Noonday Asset Management will now operate under the name Farallon Capital. The name change unites Farallon Capital Management's global offices under a single name, effective 1 November 2013. "Over the years, our partners at Noonday have played an increasingly
