By James Williams – The advances being made in technology to support hedge fund managers are significant, not only because the way hedge funds operate is becoming more complex thanks to multi-prime relationships and the trading of new instruments, but
The past 12 months have seen a sharp fall in new private equity business coming to Guernsey and little transaction activity in either acquisitions or exits for existing funds.
Apollo Global Management has priced ALM VII, a USD722m collateralised loan obligation (CLO), the largest broadly syndicated CLO issued in the US in 2012. ALM VII will invest in corporate leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Apollo has priced three
Brinker Capital has launched three 40-Act liquid alternative mutual funds – Crystal Strategy Absolute Income Fund, Crystal Strategy Absolute Return Fund, and Crystal Strategy Leveraged Alternative Fund. The new funds are designed to mirror the investment strategy of the firm’s
Hedge funds posted their strongest monthly performance since February to conclude Q3 2012, led by equity hedge strategies as investor sentiment improved on positive developments in the European banking and sovereign debt crisis, as well as US stimulus efforts, according
This year the private equity industry in Guernsey has been preoccupied to a lesser or greater degree by prospect of the European Union’s proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Mana
Irish law firm Dillon Eustace has opened an office in the Cayman Islands. The new office makes Dillon Eustace first European Union legal firm to establish a fully-serviced practice on the islands. The office opening reflects the firm’s view that
In March 2012, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the Swiss Funds Assiciation (SFA) climbed to around CHF648 billion, an increase of CHF1.4 billion month-on-month. There were inflows of assets for bond funds (+CHF2 billion),
By James Williams – Last year was a dismal one for hedge fund managers, who as a group plunged into negative territory for the second time in four years, and so far 2012 hasn’t been much better. Although most strategies
Perseus Telecom, a global provider of connectivity, along with Reliance Globalcom, the Global telecommunications services arm of India’s largest integrated telecom operator Reliance Communications, has launched the world’s fastest available trans-Atlantic network connection, QuanTA, between major global financial exchanges. The
