100 Women in Hedge Funds, a non-profit organisation for professionals in the alternatives industry, is celebrating its 200th educational session. The milestone will be celebrated with a panel-led discussion on the most pressing issues in today’s environment, including lessons
Following two consecutive quarters of capital inflows, the Asian hedge fund industry saw net redemptions of approximately USD700m in the first quarter of 2010, reflecting continued concerns about strategic and regulatory risks, according to data from Hedge Fund Research. The
Phalanx Capital Management LLC is a Chicago-based hedge fund firm running approximately USD93million in AUM. The firm manages a market neutral volatility multi-strategy fund that invests in Japan, Asia ex-Japan and Australian markets; launched in April 2005, it currently has
Structuring hedge fund strategies as Ucits will distort strategies and diminish returns, according to a survey by Edhec-Risk Institute. Many strategies would need to be altered to earn the Ucits label, and liquidity requirements would put the liquidity risk premium
Eurex Clearing has successfully wound down its clearing member MF Global UK Limited (MF Global). MF Global entered Special Administration Regime on Monday evening, 31 October 2011, as confirmed by the responsible UK regulatory body, the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Jersey is the only offshore centre to place in the top 20 of global finance centres in an industry listing. Jersey took 18th position in the listing of global financial index centres published in March. The listing is produced every
By James Williams – Athos Capital is a new merger arbitrage hedge fund founded by portfolio manager Matt Moskey, trader Erik Senko and former COO of Black’s Link Capital, Fred Schulte-Hillen. Moskey and Senko previously ran an Asian product under
C.P. Eaton Partners has launched a platform to enable all of its current and future general partners access to RMB capital sources within mainland China. In conjunction, C.P. Eaton has hired Eric Gu as vice president to lead the effort
Drake Capital Management is finally throwing in the towel on its loss-making hedge funds.
Polar Capital’s healthcare investment team believes AstraZeneca’s results are evidence of the growing importance of emerging markets in the healthcare sector. AstraZeneca reported year-on-year growth of 19 per cent in emerging markets, and Polar Capital says this growth opportunity will
