Alan Howard (pictured), who heads Brevan Howard, is Britain’s richest hedge fund manager, with a personal fortune of GBP1.5 billion, according to the 25th annual Sunday Times Rich List to be published on 21 April. Ranked joint 48th overall in the 2013
There is a sustained appetite for alternative investments among institutions and financial advisers in the US, according to a survey by investment research provider Morningstar and Barr
Interview with Nicolas Rousselet – An asset manager’s role has shifted from manager to partner in the last two years. Close collaboration is now the order of the day and Nicolas Rousselet (pictured), Head of Hedge Funds at Unigestion, is
KBC has signed an agreement with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group to sell them the US life settlement portfolio held by KBC Financial Products. The transaction is not material to KBC Group’s results and does not impact
Interview with Gianmarco Mondani – The current market environment makes it difficult for many investors to reach their objectives. Many assets are too volatile, while others do not yield enough. Low growth and interference by politicians and central banks make
Interview with Alexandre Rampa, Syz Asset management SA – February 14th 2013 ushered in the USD23billion purchase of HJ Heinz by Warren Buffett and 3G Capital. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Syz Asset Management has a positive stance on event-driven managers this year
Interview with Alexandre Col – Even though total AuM in the hedge fund industry has reached USD2.25trillion, the source of new assets being allocated is particularly concentrated. Most new inflows stem from the US and Asia, where institutional investors are
As the global market for investment research continues to unbundle post MiFID II, RSRCHXchange has added to its service offering as an aggregator and marketplace for written research with a new suite of functionality for other research services. Buy-side users
By Hannes Glaus, Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob – On 1 March 2013 the revision of the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act (“CISA”) as well as the amended Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance (“CISO”) came into effect. Two areas of the legislation are particularly
Hedge Funds Care, the alliance of hedge fund industry professionals committed to protecting children from abuse and neglect, has set the date for its London fundraising benefit gala. The annual black tie event will take place at the Grange St.
