GLG Partners has reported estimated net assets under management of approximately USD23bn as of 30 June 2010. The company had net inflows of approximately USD1.5bn for the second quarter of 2010 and USD2.5bn for the first half of 2010. It
Managed futures gained 0.35% in September according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index is down just 0.41%. “Operation Twist in the US, sovereign debt uncertainty in Europe, and potential slowing in China all conspired to
Ignis Asset Management has launched the USD100m Ignis Absolute Return Emerging Market Debt Fund, which is based on a strategy that has been run for an institutional client since January 2012. The fund, which is a sub fund of Ignis
After a dramatic decline in May the stock markets fell back strongly again in June, according to data from the Edhec-Risk Institute. The S&P 500 index fell sharply by 5.23 per cent to its level of October 2009 and implied
Andrew Morris, managing director of Signature, the arm of Rowan Dartington dedicated to supporting investment professionals and their clients, comments on the crisis facing the Italian bond market… We are experiencing a seemingly relentless rise in the EU government bond
On 25 July, India raised its repo and reverse repo rates by 50bp and is likely only one or two rate rise away from the top of the cycle. This is important because this means that while the rest of
Hedge fund allocations from the fast-growing family office sector are set to increase during 2019, according to data released by Family Office Networks (FON). According to the network of 10,000 global family offices with USD15 trillion in assets, the appetite
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a new global financial investors group to deliver a fully integrated offering to global financial investors, including Private Equity, Infrastructure Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) and Alternative Capital Providers (ACPs). Led by
A Preqin survey of 50 institutional investors in hedge funds reveals that investors are re-evaluating their fund of hedge funds investment strategies and seeking to commit to single manager funds. Sixty four per cent of respondents made their first hedge
Gartmore has added to its absolute return range with the launch of the Gartmore UK Absolute Return Fund.
