The Newedge CTA Index rose by 2.74 per cent in October and is up 9.02 per cent year-to-date. Nine out of ten Newedge hedge fund indices posted positive performances in October. The strongest performing index was the Newedge CTA Trend
Agreement after some 18 months of debate and negotiation on the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers, which will create a single market for the marketing of alternative funds to professional investors throughout the European Union, offers new opportunities for
By Simon Gray – The vote in Brussels by the European Parliament on November 11 to approve the EU’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers, sealing the passage of the much-debated legislation into law, appears set to boost the position
The JB Currency Hedge Fund – Quantitative Segregated Portfolio, the latest hedge fund from Augustus Asset Managers, produced a return of 12.68 per cent in its first year to 28 February
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a global custodian with nearly USD8trn in assets under custody, has expanded its depositary banking business to the Swiss market. This launch allows BNP Paribas’ asset manager and asset owner clients with funds domiciled in Switzerland
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge funds platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe, was up 1.4 per cent in October, lifting year to date gains to 4.3 per cent. Financial markets
BSO, an ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider, and Kaiko, a provider of institutional grade crypto currency market data, have partnered to deliver real time market data with direct connectivity to clients from connected crypto exchanges. The first implementation will
Credit Suisse has launched the Asset Management Tactical Quarterly, a series of publications intended to provide views on the trends shaping today’s financial markets. The Tactical Quarterly will offer insights into specific areas of the alternatives space, such as hedge
The Fleming Family and Partners Capital Management European Opportunities Fund leads the absolute return European equities sector, returning 12.1 per cent year-to-date. This represents nearly double the returns of its closest peer, Carmignac Market Neutral. Julian Rogers-Coltman, chief executive and
With growing concerns over hedge fund due diligence and fraudulent investment schemes, two investment industry veterans have formed Catalina Partners to focus on the business risk manag
