OptionMetrics, an options database and analytics provider for international institutional investors, including quant traders and hedge fund managers, as well as academic researchers, has made significant updates to its IvyDB US options database, offering even greater accuracy across a broader range of
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has requested that hedge fund manager 3 Degrees Asset Management to shut down its operations in response to alle
 Optima Fund Management has launched The Optima Absolute Return Fund Limited with investor seed capital of US$10 million. The new m
BarclayHedge has launched an online video service that allows registered managers of hedge funds, fund of funds and managed futures funds to create and make available videotaped presentations online for current and prospective investors. BarclayHedge, which had begun accepting applications
The number of family offices in Asia is set to triple from 500 to 1,500 within the next seven to 10 years according to Citigroup reported Bloomberg this w
The Managed Funds Association (MFA), the trade association for the global hedge fund industry, has named Bryan N Corbett as its new President and CEO. Corbett succeeds Richard H Baker, who has served in the position since 2008. Corbett begins his
In the first action of its kind, the Washington-based National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) has censured and fined Altegris Investments for "failing to disc
Judge Anthony J Battaglia of the US District Court for the Southern District of California has entered a consent order of permanent injunction against Scott Bottolfson and Spirit Investments, Inc (Spirit), both of Encinitas, Calif, and Increase Investments, Inc (Increase)
Hedge funds advanced in December to record their strongest annual returns since 2009, when the markets were recovering from the Global Financial Crisis, according to data released by HFR.
London-based Investec Asset Management (Investec) has launched a second tranche of its fund of hedge funds, Investec Absolute Return Fund Series.
