The admission ofthe Cayman Islands Monetary Authority as a full member of theInternational Organization of Securities Commissions is set to simplif
Equity-focused strategies in the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indices, having increased their net market exposure – as shown by dynamic betas significantly higher than their long-term counterparts – exhibited strong performance last month and reached a five-month high: Long/Short Equity (3.36%), Event
PMA Capital Management, an Asia hedge fund manager, received a net inflow of USD150m into new and existing investment strategies in June, including its flagship macro fund focusing on FX a
Specialist finance and advisory firm Trafalgar Capital Advisors (TCA) has executed both a term sheet for financing and an advisory agreement with US-listed Turkey-based TouchIT Technologies (TUCN.OB), a leading manufacturer of touch-based visual communication products. The relationship has commenced with
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Agecroft Partners, the hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm, was recognized by Hedgeweek as the winner of the “2012 Best Third Party Marketing Firm in North America” at their global Hedge Fund Awards ceremony held in London on
Hedge funds enjoyed a slightly positive January, but trailed most stock-market indexes, according to figures released by Morningstar. The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index and the currency hedged Morningstar MSCI Hedge Fund Index rose 0.4% and 0.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, the
The Gargoyle Group has launched a new fund it believes to be the industry’s first market neutral fund to hedge with a continually-monitored index options overlay. The Fund attempts to produce superior long-term investment returns with low correlation to the
Luxembourg By Chevalier & Sciales Why Luxembourg? The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg became in a few decades one of the leading locations for investment funds, being today the world’s second fund centre, overtaken only by the USA. Since 1959, when
Qatar Exchange (QE) has launched a number of new equity indices to complement the existing QE Index. The new indices will be live from 1 April 2012. A total return version of the QE index will be disseminated in
