Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news
As equity markets sag under the weight of bad economic news and the continuing problems of the global financial industry, short sellers are having
As equity markets sag under the weight of bad economic news and the continuing problems of the global financial industry, short sellers are having
WM/Reuters, an independent provider of foreign exchange rates, has expanded its Intraday Spots product to include the Asia-Pacific region, providing the market with 24-hour access to indep
Claude Kremer, a partner with law firm Arendt & Medernach, has been elected as chairman of the Luxembourg Funds Industry Association at the organisation’s annual general meeting, succe
International Financial Administration was born out of a desire to offer a higher quality of service than was generally available to asset managers – and that remains elusive today.
Protean Investment Risks, a company newly formed to offer specialist financial risk insurance products, has launched a policy designed to protect hedge fund investors from losses occurring
An investment manager credited with helping Paulson & Co become one of the biggest and most successful hedge fund managers over the past two years has quit to set up his own investment

Hedge funds gained 1.23 per cent in December, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index gained 11.21 per cent in 2013. “The US Fed announced in December that it would reduce Quantitative Easing purchases
The worldwide credit crunch and economic slowdown may be temporarily hobbling the growth of hedge funds, but for Walkers’ practice in the British Virgin Islands and for the jurisdiction’s fund indu
Managed futures funds gained 7.54 per cent last year, according to data compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based BarclayHedge.

“The combination of promotional initiatives of FinanceMalta together with the support of the industry’s various operators and practitioners has contributed strongly to the growth of Malta’s fund industry as we see it today. If you look at the numbers, we’ve