To strengthen their goal of offering leading investment products globally, Canadian asset management veteran, Arrow Hedge Partners, is expanding its presence in the UK through new firm, Generation Asset Management (G2AM). The move coincides with a full corporate rebrand. After
Franklin Resources, which operates as Franklin Templeton Investments, has acquired the remaining 80 per cent stake of alternative investments specialist Pelagos Capital Management, LLC, to become a 100 per cent equity stakeholder. Franklin Templeton acquired its initial 20 per cent
Commodities, as measured by the DJUBS Commodities Index, have returned 8.3% year to date to 6 March. This strong performance was driven by one factor – weather, say Alastair Baker and Patrick Brenner, Fund Managers, Schroders… Whilst weather has the
NYSE Liffe, the European derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, has launched a standard cash-settled futures contract based on the CAC 40 Dividend Index. The move follows the launch of the exchange’s FTSE 100 Dividend Index futures contract in May this
Dermot Butler (pictured), Chairman, Custom House Group Fund Services, outlines some of the key exemptions for investment advisers under the Dodd-Frank rule. Last summer, in July 2010, the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” (‘Dodd -Frank Act’) was
Eze Castle Integration, a leading provider of IT services, technology and consulting to hedge funds and investment firms, has released its 2011 Hedge Fund Operations & Technology Benchmark Study of more than 220 hedge funds and alternative investment firms. The
The Jersey funds industry continued to perform strongly during the final quarter of 2010 with increases both in the value of funds under administration and funds under investment management. While the markets remain volatile, reflected in a 3% decrease in
Omgeo has launched the Hedge Fund Operations Forum (HOF), an industry peer group for UK-based hedge fund operations professionals. Members of the HOF will meet on a quarterly basis to exchange ideas and knowledge of operational best practice implementation that
PerTrac has published the latest version of its Investment Statistics: A Reference Guide. This comprehensive guide provides investors best practices for measuring performance and analysing risk using investment statistics. Many qualitative factors go into selecting a hedge fund – the
The 2011 credit outlook for hedge funds is stable overall, with signs of improvement underpinned by the industry’s positive performance and profitability, says Moody’s Investors Service in an Industry Outlook published today. Moody’s report highlights that the hedge fund industry
