Walek & Associates, an independent financial and corporate public relations boutique, has had three client wins in its New York and Boulder offices and has won a prestigious hedge fund award from Hedgeweek. Walek & Associates was named “Best
The US investment management industry this year is riding a continuing wave of strong equity market performance, but the buy-side know they can’t be complacent with the tightening vice of MiFID II regulation in Europe and the rising flow of
The Swiss banking group Syz has launched Syz Fund Research, a fund analysis and long only manager selection service. Syz has decided to transform the manager selection unit of its Oyster Funds division into a fully-fledged department. In addition to
Diva Synergy, the event driven investment fund managed by Bernheim Dreyfus, has topped the rankings of hedge fund data providers BarclayHedge and Morningstar for performance to end-September 2010. Exploiting investment opportunities in the fast growing M&A sector, the Diva Synergy
The hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of USD11.3bn or 0.7 per cent of assets in August 2010, the largest inflow since February after redeeming a total USD3.1bn in June and July, according to TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge.
With the potential prospect of a further narrowing of spreads, US fixed income fund managers are maintaining their key positions in corporate bonds, including investment grade and high yield, says Standard & Poor’s Fund Services in its latest sector update.
The Newedge CTA Index rose by 1.28 per cent in September, taking its year-to-date performance to 6.08 per cent. Eight out of nine Newedge hedge fund indices were positive during the month, with the best performance from the Commodity Trading
New hedge fund launches rose at year end 2012, narrowly trailing total launches for 2011 as total hedge fund industry assets increased to a record of USD2.25trn, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Industry Report. New launches totalled 284
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 3.48 per cent in September and is up 4.66 per cent year-to-date. The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 3.48 per cent in September and is up 4.66 per cent year-to-date. The S&P 500 advanced
Early-stage seeding specialist IMQ has seeded a new systematic trading strategy, the Persistence Program, from Romanesco Capital Management. The Romanesco strategy will be available via the Deutsche Bank dbSelect managed investment platform, which has been subject to an ISAE 3402
