The signing of the JOBS Act in the US last year – expected to be fully enacted in 2013 – presents hedge fund managers with the opportunity to overtly develop their brand image and move past what has historically been
Managed futures gained 1.90 per cent in September, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is now up 2.45 per cent after three quarters in 2010. “The best September for equities since WWII, a robust rally
Last year was a challenging market environment for all global exchanges with key interest rates falling to historic lows. Consequently, Deutsche Börse Group’s net revenues declined by 9 per cent to EUR1.932billion (compared to EUR2.121billion in 2011), while net interest
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe, was up two per cent in September lifting year to date gains to 2.8 per cent. Financial markets
Lyxor’s Managed Account Platform is the industry’s largest individual commingled managed account platform. With approximately 100 managers running a diverse range of hedge fund strategies, the Lyxor MAP is committed to providing its investors – fund-of-funds, pension funds, insurance companies
The UCITS IV-compliant Dexia Long Short Credit fund launched in October 2009. The fund builds its long and short positions by screening for investment opportunities in the broad investment grade and high yield corporate bond markets of Europe and the
Three veteran investment professionals have teamed up to form Witherspoon Asset Management, a Princeton-based investment adviser. Witherspoon’s principals are Lee Gladden as chief executive, Thomas Kuntz as chief operating officer, and Tyler Vernon as managing director. Both Gladden
Apex Fund Services, one of the world’s largest independent fund administration companies, is offering free office facilities and fund incubation services to fund managers looking to start a new fund. The new office facilities service forms part of a
Managed futures strategies fared well in November, as evidenced by the performance of the Newedge CTA, trend and short-term traders indices. The opportunity set seemed particularly favourable for trend-following strategies, as all 10 constituents of the Newedge Trend Index reported
The Cayman Islands are bucking all global trends, according to the increase in new fund formations. The Cayman Islands are bucking all global trends, according to the increase in new fund formations. Cayman Finance chairman Anthony Travers predicts that trading
