The hedge fund industry continued to enjoy strong returns in May, according to leading index providers, with strong equity market performance and buoyant merger activity bringing significa

Harcourt Investment Consulting AG, the Switzerland-based alternative investment solutions provider, has seen its assets under management (AuM) increase from USD4.9bn in the first half of 2011from USD4.8bn as at the end of December 2010. Harcourt believes the increase, in what

ConvergEx Group’s prime services business NorthPoint has launched a new division dedicated to the formation, performance and management of alternative mutual funds. The new Alternative Mutual Fund Services division will work with traditional mutual funds and hedge funds that are

The alternative investment industry, including both hedge funds and private equity, is undergoing a shift in ownership structure as managers seek to create permanent capital through stock

Arden Asset Management, a fund of hedge funds manager, has agreed to manage a USD1.1bn proprietary hedge fund of funds portfolio for J.P.

Guernsey-domiciled fund of hedge funds Dexion Absolute has raised a further GBP134.2m (USD263.2m) from investors in four currency classes of ordinary shares, having already attracted GBP48

Financial research firm Fitch Ratings has awarded the GBP2.5bn Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund a “Strong” Fund Quality Rating following a recent fund review. Fitch Ratings says the fund has benefitted from a differentiated investment approach, coupled with consistent

Houston-based Oxford Funding Corporation has launched a hedge fund, Delaware limited partnership Oxford Opportunistic Mortgage Fund, which will invest in discounted portfolios of residenti

Net hedge fund industry outflows in the fourth quarter of 2008 increased 689 per cent quarter on quarter to a record USD146.95bn, confirming the trend begun in the third quarter of the