New technologies are helping fund boards operate more efficiently and effectively. Simon Small (pictured), managing director for licensing in Europe at Diligent Boardbooks, explains why the fund industry is waking up to the transformative potential of cloud computing in the
By James Williams – “Now is a good time to be a direct lending manager. We view what’s happening in Europe as a secular shift in the structure of its market. Whereas it was once 90 per cent dominated by
September closed out a profitable quarter for hedge funds, with the Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rising 5.2 per cent in September and 7.6 per cent over the third quarter. September closed out a profitable quarter for hedge funds, with
With USD Libor at historical lows, Libor floors have become the norm with 95 per cent of loans including floors with ranges of 1.25 per cent to 3.00 per cent, according to Debtwire’s leveraged loan report. During the first half
Nearly half (46 per cent) of hedge fund professionals believe their competitors engage in illegal activity, more than one third (35 per cent) have personally felt pressure to break the rules, and about one third (30 per cent) have witnessed
Revere Capital Advisors has formed a partnership with Quest Partners, a New York based commodity trading adviser. Revere, a New York and London based alternative investment firm, says the partnership reflects its ongoing commitment to source the highest quality hedge
Asset management firm Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group has made the CC&L Small Cap Market Neutral strategy available to individual investors. Investors will be able to access the strategy via a fund distributed through investment dealers. Previously, direct investment
Castle Alternative Invest, a fund of hedge funds investment company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and London Stock Exchange, has completed the second line share buyback programme initiated on 21 June 2010. The second line on the SIX Swiss
Alpstar Management, a credit hedge fund manager based in Geneva with more than USD2bn in assets under management, has announced the opening of its long-only European credit fund, the Alper
Hedge funds recorded the largest quarterly asset jump in over three years, with total industry capital increasing by USD120bn in quarter three 2010, according to data released by Hedge Fund Research, a provider of hedge fund industry data. The capital
