Australian hedge fund seeder Scout Global Funds has joined IMQ as co-seed of Romanesco Capital Management’s systematic trading strategy, the Persistence Fund. Scout aims to identify and invest in best of breed emerging managers worldwide. The firm’s mandate is
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 1.9 per cent in October and is up 6.6 per cent year-to-date. The S&P 500 advanced 3.7 per cent (+6.1 per cent YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 3.1 per cent (+6.6 per
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.21 per cent for the month of March, with nine of the 10 sub-strategies in positive territory. Event driven (2.11 per cent), managed futures (1.74 per cent) and long/short
The buoyant start to 2013 has seen the demand for UK smaller companies continue as investors’ appetite for risk has increased in-line with growing confidence in the global economic outlook. Co-portfolio managers on the Franklin UK Smaller Companies Fund, Paul
Barack Obama’s election on Tuesday night as the 44th president of the United States promises tougher times for hedge fund managers, certainly in te
Managed futures gained 0.56 per cent in November, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year to date, the index has lost 1.98 per cent. “November’s respite from bad economic news drove equity markets higher and provided
Phoenix Investment Adviser, a USD657m investment firm focused on high-yield US corporate debt, has initiated a soft close of its flagship JLP Credit Opportunity Fund. It will accept new investors until 1 July. After that, the fund plans to protect existing investors by not allowing
Conor Houlihan (pictured), a partner with law firm Dillon Eustace in Dublin, says Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency scheme to acquire distressed assets from five Irish banks highlights not only opportunities for international investors in the country’s domestic market but
Luca Paolini (pictured), Chief Strategist at Pictet Asset Management, explains why markets will enter a new phase in 2014… In our view, 2014 will see markets enter a distinct new phase, one in which central bank liquidity – for so
Sentry Select Capital has proposed to merge several of its funds. Sentry will be terminating the Sentry Select Commodities Income Trust and Oil Sands and Energy Mega-Projects Trust. They will be merged into the Sentry Energy Growth and Income Fund.
