US private equity firm JC Flowers is said to have secured GBP15bn of funding from other banks to buy battered UK mortgage bank Northern Rock. It wants to keep the bank as a single entity.
London & Capital Investment Advisors, the US investment arm of UK-based wealth manager London & Capital, has launched six new absolute return investment vehicles, the Loncap range
By Simon Gray – At a time when an uncertain economic environment and financial climate is forcing existing investment fund managers to rethink their tried and tested models, and newcomers to the industry are struggling to gain traction amid rising
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was in positive territory at the end of May in spite of a slightly negative performance of -0.55% during that month (+0.96% in 2012). Five Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 14 ended the month in
Deutsche Bank’s structured funds division, db-X funds, has marked ten years in the structuring business by reaching over EUR10 billion in assets under management. “Innovation, transparency, cost efficiency – these are some of the attributes that we’ve built our success
Poor management and settlement of insurance claims remains one of the biggest concerns for hedge fund managers, according to Baronsmead Partners’s Hedge Fund Insurance Benchmarking Trends 2012 Survey. Some of the main problems identified by managers include delays in
Current valuations in China provide a great entry point for investors, says Andreas Roemer, head of emerging markets, DWS Investments… China’s investment potential looks set to remain strong in 2012, benefiting from the same forces that drove asset markets in
The gross return of the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2012 measured 0.43%. Year-to-date (YTD) performance is 4.15%, while over the last 12 months, the index has returned 2.25%. Since inception performance stands at 65.31%. The GlobeOp Hedge
By Simon Gray – The past four years have brought upheaval throughout the global alternative investment fund industry, at times calling into question the role of the Cayman Islands as the world’s leading offshore hedge fund domicile. However, despite renewed
In the opening panel discussion at Gaim International 2012, GLG Partners’ chief investment strategist Jamil Baz (pictured) started off by outlining the general macroeconomic consensus. He noted that governments had thrown the kitchen sink at the problem, that Ben Bernanke
