London-based investment management consultancy Laven Partners has announced that the Laven Funds Global Systematic ST SPC Fund, a systematic short-term high-frequency strategy that invests
Investors who do not hold gold or view it purely as a temporary safe haven asset are failing to harness its full potential to protect wealth, according to a study published by the World Gold Council. In its latest report,
The Carlyle Group has reported USD0.49 per common unit in distributable earnings in Q4 2012 and USD1.39 per common unit in distributable earnings since The Carlyle Group IPO in May 2012. A quarterly distribution of USD0.85 per common unit has
Emeralt Investments has launched its new Opal Fund in its range of Eastern Europe hedge funds. Opal will take liquid long and short positions in Russian/CIS equities. The fund’s investment process is built on fundamental bottom-up stock picking in combination
A decade ago when Maitland (then FinSource) first explored the possibility of selling services into Europe, we were confronted with the twin challenges of establishing the credibility of outsourced
SL Investment Management has launched SL LifePlus Series 2, a life settlement fund. It aims to deliver net returns of at least eight to ten per cent per annum with low volatility and minimal correlation to the wider markets, achieving
Hedgeweek has named Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co as the “Best European Absolute Return Manager” in 2012. The award was presented during a ceremony held in London on 1 March 2013 jointly organised with Lyxor Asset Management. This prestigious award of
LaCrosse Global Fund Services has completed its acquisition of the alternative fund administration business of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. LaCrosse now has more than USD21bn in assets under administration and more than 250 employees. The acquisition was originally announced
After a week that saw a blizzard blow down Wall Street, dominos continue to totter across the financial world.
The growth of the South African hedge fund industry in recent years and the overall development of the country’s institutional investment sector have prompted increased demand for PerTrac Fin
