Hedge funds lost on average 2.40 per cent in March, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based BarclayHedge, leaving the index down 4.42 per cent for the f
Mark Cummings has joined Walkers’ Hong Kong office, strengthening the firm’s position as a Pan-Asian provider of offshore legal services. Cummings joins the office’s investment funds group as counsel. He previously worked at Appleby Global and has extensive experience
First Reserve Corporation has expanded its senior executive team with two new appointments. Claudi Santiago joins as a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer and will be based in the firm’s London office, while Irene Mavroyannis joins as a Managing
The six strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes all posted gains in October, giving the industry a good start to the fourth quarter of the year.
Max Schmid, a 30-year veteran of international capital markets, has joined fund of hedge funds manager Fortune Group in London from City Capital Corporation as a managing director for inve
Dawn Howe has joined law firm Walkers as a partner in the global investment funds group. Howe, an offshore investment funds specialist, was previously a partner at Maples and Calder in its Cayman Islands and London offices. Howe
Orc clients can now use high speed FPGA data feeds from NovaSparks. Orc conducted extensive research to determine the benefits of FPGA technology and found compelling performance results. Customers that take advantage of this alliance will experience more predictable speed
Fund assets serviced in Guernsey grew by a further GBP8.9bn (5.7 per cent) in the three months to the end of September, taking the total value of funds under management and administration
The Managed Funds Association and the Alternative Investment Management Association have announced an alliance under which the two organisations will work together more closely and collabo
Dexion Trading Limited’s (DTL) net asset value per share has risen by 3.33 per cent YTD, according to the listed fund of hedge funds’ latest half-yearly report. Over the last 12 months the company’s discount has improved by 3.33
