“Last November we surveyed over 100 hedge fund managers on their attitudes towards using the cloud, their concerns from a security and data ownership perspective and over 87 of respondents said they were using the cloud in some shape or
New hedge fund launches continued to rise in the first quarter of 2011, with both the 1Q and trailing four quarter launch totals reaching their highest levels since 2007, according to data released today by HFR, which has just released
Australian hedge funds fell by 1.50 per cent in January, bringing their return for the last 12 months to 15 per cent, according to Australian Fund Monitors. Equity based funds were down 1.83 per cent in January, while non-equity based
Dutch hedge funds on average lost -2,15% in June, as measured by the Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index. Losses were roughly in line with other liquid hedge fund indices (Deutsche Bank and Lyxor). June proved to be a difficult month for hedge fund
Insynergy Investment Management has teamed up with India’s largest asset management company, Reliance Capital Asset Management, to launch its Absolute India Fund. The news follows the launch last week of the Insynergy Absolute China Fund, which brings access to the
In a new EDHEC-Risk Institute position paper, “A Review of the G20 Meeting on Agriculture: Addressing Price Volatility in the Food Markets,” Hilary Till (pictured), Research Associate with EDHEC-Risk Institute, and Principal of Premia Capital Management, examines food price volatility
Investment manager East Lodge Capital Partners has selected Wells Fargo Global Fund Services to provide daily fund administration and an outsourced middle and back office operations solution. “Wells Fargo Global Fund Services is a renowned industry leader in administering credit
Despite a difficult market environment in May, hedge funds continued to attract new assets, with an estimated USD1.5 billion flowing into the space during the month. Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co, LLC, says: "The Dow Jones Credit
Ashmore Group, an emerging markets investment manager, had assets under management of USD31.6bn at 31 December 2009, an increase of USD6.7bn or 27 per cent from 30 June 2009. The increase comprised net subscriptions of USD3.9bn and positive investment performance
Funds that invest in traded life policies with the right diversification of policies, prudent actuarial analysis and due consideration to increasing life expectancies can deliver steady returns, says Jeremy Leach, managing director of fund management company Managing Partners. Leach says
