First more jobs and now a resurgent economy – January has seen President Obama’s undeclared re-election campaign make a dream start, says Marcus Bullus (pictured), trading director at MB Capital… The fourth quarter GDP figures may have undershot predictions. But
Following the financial turbulence, institutional and other investors increasingly began to investigate managed accounts as a solution to asset control issues that emerged with pooled fund in
Hedge fund managed account platforms were around long before the current boom in interest from investors began in the wake of the industry’s liquidity crisis, the bankruptcy of Lehman B
New York-based Orange Capital has issued a letter to the board of directors of Strategic Hotels & Resorts urging for an immediate sale of the company. Orange Capital is making this letter public after failing to receive an adequate response
The past two years have seen a surge in the number of institutional investors seeking to access hedge fund strategies through separately managed accounts, in the development of third-party platform
Cayman Finance has issued a statement regarding the US Senate Finance Commission confirmation hearing of Jack Lew… At the recent United States (US) Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Mr Jack Lew, President Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, was asked about
Climate change and depletion of agricultural land are the most important factors driving investment returns from farmland, according to research by alternative asset manager Aquila Capital. In the survey, both climate change and depletion of agricultural land leading to scarcity
Dutch hedge funds, as measured by the Finles/IEX Hollandse hedge fund index, advanced by 0.3 per cent in August. The index outperformed the liquid global hedge fund indices. Equity markets dropped four per cent in August due to fear for
Hedgeweek has launched a new micro site for KPMG, one of the financial industry’s leading Audit, Tax and Advisory firms. The aim of the micro site is for KPMG to deliver a series of insightful articles that focus on key
It seems to be tempting fate to start considering the financial landscape once the credit crisis is over, but perhaps not – however long it takes u
