Hedge funders managing north of USD5billion in assets face a rapidly encroaching 15 June 2012 deadline to file Form PF. The filing is to be based on the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, with large private fund advisers managing
Institutional investors are looking to alternative investments to improve performance and lower risk over the long term, according to a survey by Natixis Global Asset Management. Seven in 10 (69 per cent) of institutional investors believe it is essential to
Managed futures lost 0.78 per cent in March, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is down 0.77 per cent in 2014. “Trendless zigzagging equity markets, volatile commodity markets, and a bond market sell-off all
Fortress Investment Group made a GAAP net loss of USD190m for the quarter ended 30 September 2009. The GAAP net loss attributable to class A shareholders was USD59m, or USD0.43 per diluted share, as compared to a loss of USD0.66
Hedge funds consolidated their upward trend in September as the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Hedge Fund Index returned a solid 3.04 per cent for a seventh consecutive month of positive returns, according to a report from Lipper. The Broad Hedge Fund
Liontrust Asset Management, the specialist independent fund management group, saw net positive inflows of GBP88m in the current quarter, compared with inflows of GBP46m for the three months ending 30 September 2011. Net positive inflows in the financial year to
Credit default swap markets moved modestly wider over the past month, as tightening momentum over the previous six months began to dissipate, according to GFI Group. Corporate markets were also more volatile over the month, as Q3 earnings season triggered
GSO/Blackstone, part of the credit platform of Blackstone, has priced the initial public offering of Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund. The fund’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective to seek preservation of capital, consistent
The NASDAQ OMX Group has expanded its London business to new, larger premises. The move will bring together all of NASDAQ OMX’s 150+ employees in London, following the 2013 acquisitions of Thomson Reuters’ investor relations, public relations and multimedia solutions businesses
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s division of market oversight has issued a letter advising the Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (BVMF-Brazil) that its S&P 500 Index futures contract submitted for review on 9 August 2012 has been deemed certified.
