The RBC Hedge 250 Index fell by 0.94 per cent in June and is down 0.56 per cent year-to-date. The returns are estimated and will be finalised by the middle of next month. The loss for May 2010 has been
Cayman Islands law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has announced completion of the official approval, formation and licensing of its São Paulo partnership by the legal regulatory
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 2.15% in June. Year-to-date performance* as of June 2011 is down 1.85%. The month of June was quite volatile and recorded negative performances for the majority of Hedge Fund strategies, while some of them still
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Eurex Exchange are to introduce a new incentive model for the emissions market which aims at strengthening the EEX CO2 market in the competition with other trading platforms. The model targets the secondary
Investors have turned bearish in their outlook for the global economy and corporate earnings, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers for July. The survey shows a net 12 per cent of respondents predicting the global economy
Newedge’s suite of hedge fund indices all posted negative results for the month of June. The Newedge CTA Index fell 0.19 per cent in June (+1.75 per cent year-to-date), while the AlternativeEdge Short-Term Traders Index fell 0.05 per cent (+0.83
Wealth and alternative asset management group Peregrine Holdings has created a new company within the group with the ability to raise capital for selected alternative investment managers that are not necessarily affiliated to the Peregrine group. The unit will focus
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform, was down 0.6 per cent in June. Year-to-date the index remains in positive territory as it gains 0.1 per cent. Long/short equity managers faced a
New York-based Epoch Investment Partners, an investment manager and investment adviser managing long-only and absolute return portfolios, has announced that its assets under management
Alternative assets under management on behalf of pension funds by the world’s largest alternative investment managers remained unchanged in 2009 compared to the year before at USD817bn, according to research by professional services company Towers Watson in conjunction with the
