Pillsbury’s Investment Fund and Investment Management group recently submitted comment letters to the California Corporations Commissioner (the Commissioner) and the North American Securities Administrator’s Association (NASAA) on behalf of the private investment fund industry. Specifically, the letter to the Commissioner
TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge report that the hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of USD2.9 billion (0.2% of assets) in January 2011, the sixth straight inflow. “This inflow is very bullish for the industry because January typically delivers
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was down 1.07 per cent in June, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies at Credit Suisse. The managed futures strategy was the strongest performer for the month,
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) is to honour Jane Buchan, chief executive officer of Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), with the 2014 North American Industry Leadership Award. Buchan (pictured) will receive the award at the annual 100WHF New
NYSE Liffe, the Europe-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX), has added options on the shares of TNT Express and PostNL to its highly successful range of equity option classes. The launch of these options follows the demerger of
Managed futures gained 0.95% in February according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 1.10% year-to-date. “Rising prices for global equities and commodities coupled with falling bond prices and US dollar weakness provided adequate opportunities
Barclays Capital Fund Solutions (BCFS) is the asset management business of Barclays Capital, specialising in multi-asset investing. Its expert managed quant and fully discretionary fund management teams aim to deliver steady investment returns across all market cycles over the long
We are delighted to announce the launch of Globalfunddata, a free-to-use quantitative fund data service providing details of more than 34,000 funds of all kinds, including hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and traditional long-only funds, that report to Morningstar. The new
Diapason Commodities Management has launched its new Smart Beta commodity investment product –Virtuoso – which is being unveiled to a series of institutional investors and consultants in the US and Europe from July 2013. Virtuoso is a fully customisable investment
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has selected Lyxor Asset Management as its advisor in the development of a new global macro hedge fund strategy. The selection of Lyxor concludes a 15-month selection process for a consultant to help
