Robeco-Sage is offering investors simplified tax reporting by eliminating K-1 reporting in favour of Form 1099 reporting. It has converted its SEC registered Multi-Strategy Fund tax reporting to a Form 1099 effective 1 December 2010. With this change, Robeco-Sage becomes
Sungho Im (pictured), Head of the Global Portfolio Management Team at Mirae Asset Global Investments, believes that investors looking to capitalise on the rise of the Asian consumer should look beyond obvious sectors, such as consumer staples and discretionary, to
AlphaMetrix has acquired Spectrum Global Fund Administration, creating an independent hedge fund platform with approximately USD20bn in client assets and more than 100 managers. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. With the acquisition, AlphaMetrix has also introduced the world’s
The Wine Investment Fund’s (TWIF) forecast for 2013 is that the main wine index, the Liv-ex 100, will finish the year 14 per cent above its 2012 year-end level. The Liv-ex 100 fell by nine per cent last year as
Interview with David Donora – “Brent/WTI crude was a key contributor to performance in 2011 as well as 2012. Another significant position for 2012 was an underweight in natural gas versus a maximum overweight in gasoline. We also held a
Managed futures lost 1.08 per cent in November, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index remains up 3.77 per cent for the year. “As concern mounted regarding the possibility of inflation in China, war in Korea,
Tower Fund Services has launched as a new fund administration firm for alternative investment managers. The firm provides a full spectrum of tailored outsourced solutions for hedge funds, funds of funds, multi-manager platforms, private equity, venture capital and real estate
Scope has published a new rating methodology for evaluating the quality and competence of individual investment teams within asset management companies. The methodology is applied to investment teams which predominantly invest in liquid, traditional instruments such as shares and bonds,
By James Williams – Solvency II is an EU-wide piece of regulation which aims to introduce stronger rules on capital adequacy and risk management for insurance companies, and ultimately increase the protection of the final beneficiary. The Directive represents a
Hedge funds enjoyed a third consecutive month of positive performance for the year, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index up 0.7 per cent for March and up 3.1 per cent for the quarter. Gains were led by equity-centric
