Hedge funds declined by an average of 5.94 per cent in September, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based BarclayHedge, bringing the index’s decline sin
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court consent order requiring defendants Perry Jay Griggs, his wife, Rachelle Griggs, and their company, Aloha Trading Company, Inc. (Aloha), all of Las Vegas, Nev., to jointly and severally
LRG Capital Group, an investment, banking and advisory boutique, has established a strategic partnership with Greenwich, Connecticut-based Admiral Capital Management, to create the LRG Cap
In a project bringing together some of the world’s most prominent hedge fund and financial markets bodies, five groups representing managers and regulators have pooled their work on sound
China’s sovereign-wealth fund, CIC, is believed to be teaming up with the world’s largest money manager BlackRock Inc to a start a fun
For a number of years, it has been practically impossible for funds to grant loans to third parties unless done on a one-off basis. Potential loan funds have, until now, not considered Malta. The issue in this regard has always
The National Futures Association (NFA) has ordered AlphaMetrix LLC to satisfy its obligations to certain pool participants by 1 November. AlphaMetrix had deducted advisory fees for certain participants in commodity pools operated by the firm. Those fees were to be
ALTIN AG, the Swiss alternative investment company, finished the year down 7.52%, but thanks to its active management style, performed better than the HFRX index, which fell by 8.87%. 2011 was a year of significant market and liquidity risk. In
Reports that the Ucits IV project might be delayed or scrapped altogether should hardly come as a surprise to those following the financial crisis.
Fund managers are increasingly looking to establish a physical presence in offshore jurisdictions, either to optimise tax efficiencies for their funds and management companies or simply because a l
