GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE: GO.) has been named ‘Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator’ by the subscribers of industry trade publication Hedgeweek. According to Hedgeweek, the 2010 awards “recognised the increased focus on transparency, consistency and depth of expertise in
Alternative investments need to have track records of several years before fund managers and other financial advisors will consider investing in them on behalf of clients, says a new poll. Past performance is seen as essential in the absence of
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.61% for the month of February. Emerging markets (+2.92%) and Long/Short Equity (+2.64%) were the best performing sub-strategies while the worst performer – and the only sub-strategy in negative territory
New hedge fund launches continued at a steady pace through the end of 2010, as new fund offerings outpaced fund liquidations for the first time since 2007, according to data released today by HFR Hedge Fund Research. Launches totalled 935
Solactive AG has launched the Solactive European Buyback Index (BUYEU), which will be used to underlie index-linked products by Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB). This includes swaps, options, warrants and certificates. Buyback is defined as the
Ignis Asset Management is to launch the Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund at the end of March. The fund will target net returns of 2% to 3% per annum in excess of cash2 by actively trading a portfolio of
NYSE Liffe US, the new US futures exchange of NYSE Euronext, has set a launch date of 8 September for its first three equity index futures, based on the MSCI USA, Emerging Markets and E
The second edition of the Hedgeweek Awards for excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers has recognised the increased focus on transparency, consistency and depth of expertise in the new investment climate. The awards, presented today (Thursday) by actress
BH Credit Catalysts recently published their January 2011 performance results, showing the net asset value per US share stood at USD10.08 representing a 1.79% gain and at 1007p per GBP share, representing a 1.75% gain for the month. The
US CDS markets remained upbeat over the past month, as better-than-expected corporate profitability in the second quarter, combined with continued resilience in macroeconomic data, help
