The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index climbed 7.4 per cent during the third quarter of 2009 and 17.2 per cent through the first nine months of the year. The currency-hedged Morningstar MSCI Hedge Fund Composite rose 6.1 per cent for
Carey Olsen has advised the BlueCrest BlueTrend Limited fund on its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Main Market which raised GBP165 million. The fund has been established in Guernsey as a closed-ended investment company. Investors
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission will make available more than three years of history of disaggregated data included in the weekly commitments of traders reports. History for the 22 commodity futures markets currently contained in the weekly disaggregated COT
Asia-based quantitative FX trading firm Amasis Capital and its marketing partner Signal Capital Management are intensifying their marketing efforts through new hires and institutional presentations in China, the US and the Middle East. Amasis, which presently manages around USD220m, aims
Mourant International Finance has topped Lipper’s league table of fund administrators for funds serviced in Jersey. Mourant had net assets of USD72.4bn at 30 June 2009. The next largest administrator was Bedell Trust with net assets of USD22.4bn, followed by
Interdealer broker Tullett Prebon’s alternative investments team has launched a service to manage the sale of bankruptcy claims on the secondary market. Tullett Prebon Alternative Investments offers an auction process for the sale of illiquid assets on the secondary market.
Cowen Group has formed Ramius Trading Strategies, a subsidiary of Ramius Alternative Solutions, and launched the RTS Global Fund. The multi-manager RTS Global Fund offers clients exposure to hedge funds focused on active trading strategies, primarily managed futures and global
Hedge funds gained 1.79 per cent in September, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 5.99 per cent year to date. “In spite of news that highlighted continuing economic deterioration in the US,
After four consecutive quarters of net withdrawals, hedge funds recorded a net asset inflow in Q3 2009, with investors adding USD1.1bn in new capital during the period, according to data released by Hedge Fund Research. Hedge fund performance, as tracked
The Hedgeweek USA Awards 2011 for excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers have honoured the US industry’s best performers and their ability to demonstrate consistency and depth of expertise against the backdrop of a more complex, but also
