Hedge funds posted the strongest monthly gains thus far in 2011, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gaining 2.43 per cent for October. The gain snaps a two-month decline and follows a 3Q drop of 6.5 per cent, the
The European Commission’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers draft directive requires ‘major surgery’, according to Paul Myners, the UK Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury.
Man has launched Man IP 220 GLG Ltd, a product that offers investors access to a combination of Man’s flagship managed futures manager AHL and a broad range of GLG’s discretionary strategies for the first time. The product is the
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 0.65% in January according to the latex figures released by the hedge fund adviser. In comparison the S&P 500 advanced 2.26%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 2.72%, and the NASDAQ Composite
The European Commission’s proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers unveiled in May is just the latest in a long line of external developments that have complicated Jersey’s effort
All funds have been impacted by the general shift of investor risk appetite during 2008, leading to significant redemption and going concern issues for hedge funds.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index remained flat through January 2011. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor Merger Arbitrage Index (1.37%), Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias (1.09%), and Lyxor Convertible Bonds & Volatility Arbitrage (1.03%). The ‘Lyxor
Advent Software’s Tamale RMS research management solution (RMS) – part of the firm’s Advent suite – continues to expand its leadership across a diverse range of market segments and geographies. In 2010, Advent added new Tamale RMS clients globally and
Historically Jersey has not attracted the same large numbers of single-manager hedge funds that have been domiciled in jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands, in large part because it did not hav
361° Capital, an investment management firm focused historically on managing alternative investments for institutions, announced today the launch of its first mutual fund, the 361° Absolute Alpha Fund. The 361⁰ Absolute Alpha Fund is a multi-manager Long/Short equity fund that
