Natixis Global Asset Management has launched the Aurora Horizons Fund, a multi-strategy mutual fund dynamically allocated across multiple hedge fund managers. The fund may help investors achieve additional risk diversification within a traditional long-only portfolio of stocks and bonds by
Guernsey-based financial services provider Bachmann Group has announced a partial management buyout, with 40 per cent of shares in the firm, one of the largest independent fiduciary services businesses in the Channel Islands, now owned by its 35-strong senior management
In the final morning session chaired by Al Samper (pictured), former chairman of the Virginia Retirement Scheme, the issue of why hedge funds and their fees was still a hot topic amongst investors. The panel was composed of Jim Dunn,
New York-based SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, and Australia’s Challenger Financial Services Group have announced a long-term strate
Lombard Odier is to reorganise the administration of its own funds in Jersey by transferring its domestic fund business to legal and financial services firm Bedell Group. Most of Lombard Odier’s existing fund administration staff are expected to continue working
Managed futures gained 2.64% in May according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 1.92% year-to-date. “The risk-off trade which started to gain momentum in April moved into high gear in May, allowing CTAs that
FRM Capital Advisors, the hedge fund seeding division of Financial Risk Management, and Varna Capital have formed a relationship which involves FRM making a significant investment in Varna’s first fund. Varna is a newly formed hedge fund manager based in
Fortress Investment Group has completed the acquisition of Logan Circle Partners, a fixed income asset manager. The acquisition, which was announced in February 2010, expands Fortress’s investment management business to include traditional strategies. With Logan Circle, Fortress has in excess
Lockton is the world’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage firm. Clients across the globe count on Lockton for risk management and insurance services, and with recorded net revenues of USD 914.7million for 2012, those services appear to be paying dividends.
Institutional investors across the globe are demonstrating significant demand for alternatives to support investment objectives such as diversification and alpha generation, and these expanding allocations are spurring greater interest in customised, investor-driven implementation approaches, according to the 2012 Global Survey
