UK-based Thames River Capital – the recently acquired funds arm of F&C Group – is preparing to launch a UCITS III-compliant absolute return high yield bond fund in May to be
After launching the Ashburton Africa Equity Opportunities fund last month, Jersey-based asset management firm Ashburton has rolled out its second UCITS fund reported Citywire Global this week. The Luxembourg-domiciled Ashburton Global New Energy fund will be managed by Richard Robinson,
Fixed income trading volume generated by US hedge funds increased more than 30 per cent from Q2 2011 to Q2 2012, according to the results of Greenwich Associates 2012 North American Fixed Income Study. That growth far surpassed the 20
Raiffeisen Capital Management, founded in 1985 and currently Austria’s largest asset manager with a 20 per cent market share and EUR32billion in assets, has launched
IK Investment Partners (IK) has acquired Asian company formations business the Offshore Incorporations group of companies from the Carlyle Group. The intention is to create a world leading global trust and corporate services provider by merging the corporate service part
A direct communications link between Chicago (pictured) and Newedge Asia’s Hong Kong-based trading data centre has been established by
All Salus Alpha funds recorded positive returns in April with the Salus Alpha Managed Futures fund leading the way with performance of +7.04% for the month, outperforming the S&P 500 Index by +4.19%. The fund’s performance was also 6.07% better
RSR Capital, a Singapore-based volatility hedge fund manager established in August 2010 is returning money to e
The Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives Regulators Group (ODRG) has issued a report that identifies the current list of remaining cross-border implementation issues related to global reform of OTC derivatives markets. The ODRG is made up of authorities with responsibility for the
Central Asset Investments, a Hong Kong-based Asia-focused multi-strategy hedge fund manager, has cut its losses
