Managed futures lost 1.11 per cent in June, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is now down 0.87 per cent year to date. “A slowing of economic growth in China combined with concerns
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (pictured), principal of Universa Investments and famed author of “The Black Swan”, delivered a keynote speech on some useful properties of barbells at Gaim International 2012. Noting that the opposite of fragile is “antifragile”, Taleb explained that
Lionhart, a multistrategy arbitrage hedge fund manager with USD800m under management, has opened an office at 540 Madison Avenue in midtown Manhattan.
Jersey has introduced two new classes of investment fund that can be established without regulatory approval under its funds legislation.
The much anticipated Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive enters into force on 22 July 2013. GFM’s comprehensive AIFMD Implementation Guide outlines the regulatory position in key alternative investment fund domiciles – the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey
QVT Financial, a manager of global multistrategy hedge funds that claims more than USD11bn in assets under management, has announced it will be joined by Singapore-based Artradis Fund Mana
Juno Mother Earth Asset Management co-founder Joseph Di Virgilio has quit as an equity portfolio manager at the firm to establish New York-based Vertus Capital Partners with Craig and Derm
The Bahamas moved into the international financial services business as long ago as the 1930s and was a pioneer of the offshore funds sector.
The imminent arrival of the EU-wide AIFM Directive is set to shake up the apple cart somewhat, in terms of how hedge fund managers approach internal governance. Many London-based managers are, of course, perfectly comfortable with their compliance obligations under
Eclipse Shipping, the UK’s first major investment vehicle to offer direct access to the global shipping sector, has been launched by Marine Capital to provide institutions and high net wor
