Hedge fund launches in 2011 increased to the highest level since 2007, as investors and managers positioned for 2012 amid intense volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty, according to HFR (Hedge Fund Research Inc). Hedge fund launches totalled 1,113 in 2011, including

By Olivier Sciales – Luxembourg’s Parliament has adopted on 6 March legislation amending the February 2007 law on Specialised Investment Funds, adapting the highly successful SIF regime to European and international developments regarding regulation and transparency of alternative investments. The

Ernst & Young has re-established an office in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), after a multi-year absence. The global accounting and consulting firm, which has 152,000 employees in 140 jurisdictions globally, has a staff of six in the BVI and

The Alliance of Alternative Asset Professionals (TAAAPs), a non-profit organisation that provides education and up-to-date market information to professionals in the alternative asset industry, has launched a new website featuring informative articles written by industry experts, a calendar of educational

S&P Indices has launched the S&P GIVI (“S&P Global Intrinsic Value Index), combining low volatility and an alternative weighting scheme that weight’s a stock by its calculated intrinsic value, rather than market-capitalisation.   S&P Indices has licensed the S&P GIVI

With the exception of short selling (-5.59%), all EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes finished February in positive territory. Strategies in the equity space exhibited returns broadly consistent with the market dynamics (Long/Short Equity: 2.63%, Equity Market Neutral: 0.84%, Event Driven: 1.76%). The

The Winners of The Hedgeweek Awards 2012 for excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers, as voted for by our readers… Best Long/Short Equity Fund Manager Winner: Dalton Strategic Partnership (Melchior European Fund) Runner-up: Marshall Wace (Eureka Fund)  

By Simon Gray – The global hedge fund industry has just suffered its second losing year in four, yet the mood across the industry today is optimistic, albeit cautiously so. Last year’s overall sub-par performance across the sector, albeit with

ICMA’s European Repo Council (ERC) has published a paper entitled: ‘Shadow banking and repo’ which explores concerns raised by regulators about ‘shadow banking’, particularly in the context of the European repo market. The paper, written by Richard Comotto of the