Chinese equities are starting to catch up after underperforming the global market for two years, says Jian Shi Cortesi (pictured), fund manager of the JB Chindonesia Fund at Swiss & Global Asset Management… From a macro perspective, recent economic figures
December’s good news was that 13 of the 46 markets posted gains, according to data released by S&P Indices. The bad news was that only two made gains for the year, and just barely – Indonesia was up 1.14%, and
As the West increasingly looks to the Mena region for new business, Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, looks at what the West has to offer in the
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has welcomed the HMRC’s response in the consultation exercise on changes to UK’s Investment Manager Exemption (IME).
A Greece focused hedge fund has been launched by Dromeus Capital Group, an emerging markets alternative investment specialist. Dromeus is thought to be one of first funds to focus on opportunities in Greece. The fund will focus on opportunities
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.” – Seneca. Things are not getting any easier for asset managers, the gatekeepers of institutional assets with the power to make or break portfolios. In a new white paper entitled Searching for
Citi has completed the implementation of Man Umbrella Sicav, the Luxembourg fund business of the Man Group. Citi will provide an integrated range of services that includes custody, depositary bank, fund administration and transfer agency services. Man is an alternative
The 2019 Context Allocator Trends Report reveals strong demand for alternative investment strategies, with 72 per cent of respondents noting they are optimistic about the industry and 97 per cent planning to increase or maintain their net positions in alternatives
In ten years’ time a large number of today’s hedge funds will have disappeared and the challenge for investors today is being able to wade through the volume of hedge funds and allocate to those that are going to survive
CBRE Clarion Securities today announced the launch of the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund (the Fund) effective 3 January, 2012. The new Fund will draw upon CBRE Clarion’s many years of experience managing private long/short hedge funds since 2000. T Ritson
