NewAlpha has launched NewAlpha Genesis 4, a contractual fund currently being established with a view to invest in French and foreign hedge funds run by early-stage fund managers. NewAlpha aims to raise EUR200m from European institutional investors, family offices, private
Managed futures lost 0.77 per cent in May, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “The slowing of growth in China, fears of a double-dip recession in the US, and a European liquidity crisis precipitated a sharp decline
Gottex Fund Management’s core hedge fund strategies and solutions business is to focus on offering bespoke and specialised hedge fund products and solutions to institutional clients around the world in 2013. The firm intends to expand its product offerings and
By James Williams – Last week GLG Partners – now part of Man Group – hosted a “Bulls and Bears” breakfast roundtable. Ben Funnell, Chief Equity Strategist and portfolio manager for long only and UCITS-III global equity mixed asset funds,
Akira Yaku and Kentaro Ishizaki, former proprietary traders at Mizuho Securities Co., have announced plans to start a Japan-focused hedge fund. Due to launch on 1 July, the Alithion Japan Fund, backed with USD22 million (2 billion yen) from Marubeni
A bad month for share prices made relatively little impact on investors in May, according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from global funds transaction network Calastone, but mainly because buyers have been on strike now for months. Calastone
The International Securities Lending Association is to partner with FinTuition to provide an introduction to securities lending course. The introductory course is a one-day module designed to give attendees a broad overview of the securities lending industry. Isla expects to
It takes at least USD250m in assets for a hedge fund to be self-sustaining on its management fees alone, while the largest hedge fund firms incur significant additional costs due to complexity and size, according to the first global survey
Hedge funds lost 3.09 per cent in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Fear was in the driver’s seat in May as investor worries about a liquidity crisis in Europe and a ‘double-dip’ recession in
A survey of European ABS investors published by Bishopsfield Capital Partners reveals a positive consensus supporting increased issuance in the asset backed securitisation public market. The survey of 26 investment managers and investment advisers active within the European ABS market
