London-based IGS Group and MSS Capital have announced the launch of MAG Consultancy (Managed Accounts and Governance Consultancy), a joint venture partnership established to design and
Managed futures gained 0.52 per cent in December, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index ended the year with a loss of 1.42 per cent. The Barclay CTA Index was down 3.14 per cent at
Even before the Madoff scandal, investors were dissatisfied with the quality of information on liquidity and operational risk exposure and had noted the dangers of inadequate reporting,
Brent Lippman, chief executive of specialist financial services optimisation firm Response Analytics, says that new technology offers the potential to refine and streamline the mortgage
Praxis Fund Services in Guernsey has announced it has signed an initial agreement to purchase Investec Administration Services.
Major institutional investors are poised to increase their allocations to alternative investments, with a bias towards real estate and real assets, during 2014, according to a survey by BlackRock. Approximately half of institutions surveyed – 49 per cent – expect
Hedge funds lost a record 21.44 per cent in 2008, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
The Quantum UK Absolute Income Fund, launched in November 2005, has recorded a total return of 17.4 per cent over the past three years – 21 percentage points better than the HFRX Global
Not so long ago, private equity players dominated the headlines of the financial media with their multi-billion buy-outs of the world’s biggest firms.
Sydney-based diversified fund manager Pengana Capital has announced an expansion into Asia, with the opening of an office in Singapore and the appointment of three investment profession
