The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.42 per cent for the month of July. Managed futures (4.68 per cent), fixed income arbitrage (1.62 per cent) and multi-strategy (1.28 per cent) were the three best performers among
By Simon Gray – The impact of the global financial crisis and economic downturn upon the alternative fund industry is reflected in a more difficult fundraising environment and new challenges for managers such as greater regulation and increased investor demands
By Simon Gray – The hedge fund sector in the United States, its cradle and still by a long way its biggest and most important centre, has emerged successfully from the crisis that beset the global financial industry between
Folio Administrators has launched a new multi-lingual operation in Panama City, Panama. Folio Administrators Limited provides fund administration to alternative investment funds, establishes and manages offshore and captive companies and other insurance related vehicles, across a range of jurisdictions
Amidst concern about slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, Ken Stuzin (pictured), fund manager of the Brown Advisory US Equity Growth Fund says at least one company is bucking the trend… We believe Estée Lauder is positioned at
Jerry Haworth, director and co-founder of 36 South, the global macro/volatility hedge fund, says currency volatility is about to explode as Central Banks continue to keep an iron grip on interest rates in response to the global financial crisis. Central
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is launching an enhanced Eurex Trader Development Program in January 2010. The new scheme offers training, further education measures and lucrative trading conditions for new traders who start trading on Eurex next year. Michael Peters,
RBC Dexia’s latest survey, undertaken in conjunction with the global consulting firm KPMG, analyses the key domiciliation and redomiciliation strategies adopted by fund managers within the global hedge fund industry, techniques they selected and factors behind their decisions. While hedge
GlobeOp Financial Services has experienced strong performance during the first half of the year according to the company’s latest trading update. Assets under Administration (AuA) had grown to USD174 billion1 as at 31 May 2011, an increase of 17% from
Managed futures gained 1.85 per cent in July, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is now up 1.53 per cent year to date. All eight of Barclay’s CTA indices had positive returns in July. The
