SkyBridge Capital has completed its acquisition of the fund of hedge funds, hedge fund seeding and hedge fund advisory businesses from Citi Alternative Investments. The deal positions SkyBridge as an alternative asset manager with a total of USD7.4bn in assets
Malta’s success in attracting international fund business is mostly down to the Professional Investor Fund regime, introduced in 2000 when the Malta Financial Services Authority issued the Guide to the Establishment of Professional Investor Funds. Previously funds established in Malta
The Greenwich Composite Investable Index shed 2.18 per cent during May in an extremely difficult market for hedge funds and investors worldwide. All Greenwich Investable Indices moved lower on the month, albeit to a lesser extent than the precipitous drop
Laven Partners Asset Management has launched a second commodity trading adviser fund – the Laven Funds Global Systematic ST Plus SPC.
The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index finished September 2011 down 1.22% on an asset weighted basis and down 3.81% on an equal weighted basis. The Index outperformed broader equities on both asset and equal weighted bases, and outperformed
Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Standard Life Investments, argues that it will take time before the effectiveness – or otherwise – of the UK’s proposed new structure financial for financial regulation becomes clear. Anyone who flies into Edinburgh
Multi strategy alternative investment firm Tennenbaum Capital Partners has closed Tennenbaum Opportunities Fund VI, LLC with capital commitments of USD530 million from new and existing limited partners. The Fund will focus on discounted and debt-for-control oriented market opportunities as well
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has voted to approve the Cantor Futures Exchange’s Domestic Box Office Receipts futures contract on the motion picture The Expendables. This includes specific modifications requested by the CFTC to guard against manipulation or any other
After the financial crisis and the accompanying falls in the stock markets, many commentators have questioned the appropriateness of tracking cap-weighted indices. These indices are particularly inefficient and, through their momentum properties, favour the emergence of speculative bubbles. Research from
The financial crisis had a profound impact on patterns of M&A in financial services across Europe during 2008, reversing many well-established trends in deal activity, according to
