The IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (nyse arca:QAI), the first US-listed hedge fund replication exchange-traded fund, has attracted USD200 million in AUM since it’s launch three years ago. “We launched the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF in March 2009 with
The Alternative Investment Management Association has expressed its satisfaction that the Consultation Report on the Principles for the Valuation of Hedge Fund Portfolios issued by the Int
Christopher J Kirkpatrick has been named as secretary of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He will lead CFTC’s office of the secretariat. Kirkpatrick will manage the processes that bring matters to the Commission for consideration and action
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest, the annual fundraiser for children's charity A Leg To Stand On (ALTSO), will celebrate its 11th anniversary on 22 October at Capitale on 130 Bowery in New York City. Hedge fund industry professionals will perform rock and
South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who gained worldwide fame in April 2002 when he paid an estimated USD20m to take part in a space flight, has demonstrated his faith in the fut
Gottex Fund Management is to partner with Headland Strategic Limited (HSL) to provide strategic capital and institutional guidance to hedge fund managers in Asia. HSL is a new joint venture set up with founding partners Michael Garrow (formerly of
Merger arbitrage emerged as the strategy most in demand with alternative UCITS investors, with 79 per cent of all respondents planning to increase or maintain their exposure in the coming quarter, according to ML Capital’s latest survey of the growing
Boyer Allan Investment Management, a specialist manager of Asian equity absolute return funds, has selected Paladyne Sytem’s Paladyne Suite. Boyer Allan, which was established in 1998 and has offices in Hong Kong and London, required a solution that addressed the
Phoenix Fund Services, an offshore and onshore traditional and alternative fund administration services provider, has appointed Michael Brennan as chief legal counsel.
Managed futures funds lost ground for the second successive month in April, declining by an average of 0.27 per cent according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based in
