KB Associates, a consulting firm to the asset management community, has opened a new office in London’s Mayfair. The new office will advise managers wishing to establish funds in regulated jurisdictions on operational issues including providing advisory and project management
Interview with Sally Crane – Some USD3.6billion in new assets flowed into Asia in Q1, representing 10 per cent of the USD32billion in net global assets. Great news then, for service providers such as Linedata, that are investing heavily in
In under a year the db x-trackers db Hedge Fund Index ETF has reached more than USD1bn in assets under management. As of 8 December the fund’s assets are USD1.05bn or EUR715m. In January 2009 the db Hedge Fund
By James Williams – Hong Kong might be a tiny island but it’s a financial colossus. Long regarded as a global financial hub, its dynamism, unique geographic location and stable socio-economic climate has helped it become Asia’s leading hedge fund
Fund.com’s subsidiary AdvisorShares Investments will launch the WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF in January, the first actively managed exchange-traded fund to invest in international American depositary receipts. BNY Mellon is the provider of the BNY Mellon Classic ADR Index.
By Kavitha Ramachandran, Maitland – As the alternative investment market matures, investors are increasingly demanding far more information and transparency from fund managers in return for their capital. Transparency is the new name of the game. In this regard, the Alternative
There is no experience as the one gained in the front lines. The fund industry struggles with changing regulation, and those companies whose business model is based on providing reporting services know best that the devil lies in the detail.
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 0.50% in May (+3.20% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined 1.35% (+6.97% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.88% (+8.56% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index decreased 1.33% (+6.87% YTD). Bonds advanced,
The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ended July 2012 up 0.96 per cent on an asset weighted basis and up 0.77 per cent on an equal weighted basis. The aim of the Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index is to provide
Funds under management (FUM) at Man Group IMS totalled USD55 billion at 31 March 2014, up from USD54.1 billion at the end of December 2013, according to the company’s latest interim management statement. Net inflows in the quarter totalled USD2.0
