Hedge funds lost 0.28 per cent in July, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 3.05 per cent year to date. “July was a difficult month for hedge fund managers. The first half
Vertex One Asset Management, manager of over CAD2.1 billion in assets through six investment funds in Canada, including one of the country’s largest hedge funds – the Vertex Fund – has seen significant growth due in part to the firm’s
Balter Liquid Alternatives, a subsidiary of Balter Capital Management, has launched the Balter Discretionary Global Macro Fund, which is sub-advised by Willowbridge Associates Inc. The co-Portfolio Managers, Phil Yang and Frank Marrapodi, utilise Willowbridge's wPraxis Trading Approach (1X Leverage)
Lyxor Asset Management has partnered with Corsair Capital Management to launch the Lyxor/Corsair Capital Fund a new UCITS-compliant US long/short equity strategy, and the first fund with daily liquidity within Lyxor’s Alternative UCITS offering. The fund seeks to capture the
Orchard Global Asset Management has appointed Adrian Chopin as a portfolio advisor with responsibility for building a new business line in law firm and litigation funding, while also assisting the development of OGAM's existing structured credit platforms. Adri Chopin an
Macro Risk Solutions (MRS), an investment advisor providing risk and hedging products and solutions to institutional investors, has hired Mayank Seksaria as a Principal and Director in the firm’s San Francisco office. With the addition of Seksaria, MRS has expanded
Marco Polo New World has launched MPFX, a new platform providing access to FX liquidity from both bank and non-bank sources. The MPFX broker-neutral solution provides clients with the tightest spreads from multiple liquidity providers, and was developed in response
JonesTrading Institutional Services, an institutional equity block trading and execution firm based in the United States has named Gavin Spencer as CEO of its United Kingdom affiliate, JonesTrading International Ltd. In addition, Gary Cunningham has been appointed as Head of
Backstop Solutions Group has acquired Cogency Software, a provider of accounting solutions for multi-manager investment firms. Cogency’s clients are some of the world’s leading Fund of Funds, Endowments, Pensions, Outsourced CIOs, and Family Offices who collectively represent over USD100
Alan Cauberghs, Senior Investment Director, Fixed Income, comments on the implications of the current situation in Greece for investors… The spectre of a Greek default continues to concern investors, but how much would a Greek default really disrupt markets? Greece’s Prime Minister, Alexis
