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
Guernsey’s fund servicing industry fell by less than four per cent to reach USD278.7bn (GBP186.3bn) at the end of June 2010, with the total number of funds and sub-funds standing at 1,949, according to Lipper. Guernsey’s fund servicing industry fell
The ebb and flow of the stock market over the past few months continued in September, with the S&P 500 index surging 8.92 per cent and implied volatility decreasing by 2.35 per cent, according to research by Edhec Risk Institute.
Hedge fund managers must rethink their business models, provide tailored solutions, and offer multi-faceted client communications, according to a study conducted by SEI in collaboration with Minard Capital. This amidst a climate in which investors are heavily scrutinising the
Jersey’s fund servicing industry rose to 1,688 funds and sub-funds at the end of June 2010 from 1,654 funds a year ago, according to data from Lipper. Total net assets reached USD232.0bn (GBP155.1bn). The number of schemes/umbrella funds serviced in
Agecroft Partners specialises in consulting and third party marketing for hedge funds. Its objective: to raise assets globally for institutional-quality hedge fund managers by utilising a consultative approach within the institutional investor community. The firm was founded by Don Steinbrugge,
Data taken from Preqin’s latest research report on the institutional market at the tail end of 2010 reveals that there is nearly USD100bn of institutional capital earmarked for hedge fund investment which they have yet to allocate to the asset
