The end of the year remained challenging for L/S Equity, suffering in sympathy with plunging equity markets, according to the first Weekly Brief of 2019 from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. L/S Credit strategies were also caught up by widening
UBS Fund Services has signed agreements with SunGard and HazelTree to offer UBS Frontier Platform – a front and middle office solution. Developed in conjunction with SunGard’s Hedge 360 and HazelTree, UBS Frontier Platform will be offered in the Americas,
Revere Capital Advisors has announced the appointment of Giles McClelland as head of hedge fund development and Andrew Godfrey as head of manager selection in its North American office.
A hearing with UK members of parliament yesterday gave hedge fund managers and industry representatives the opportunity to reiterate the view that the problems of the world’s financial mar
By James Williams – Irish law firm Matheson has provided an update from its London office on the introduction of a new corporate vehicle for Irish funds – the Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle (ICAV). The ICAV is set to
KNEIP has been appointed by Oppenheim Asset Management Services (OPAM) to carry out transparency reporting under the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD). OPAM will be making use of KNEIP’s Fund Reporting service for aggregating and submitting information to regulators.
Tokio Marine Asset Management London, a Japanese and Asian equities and hedge fund specialist which officially launched its London business this month, has announced the appointment of
Oak Hill Advisors has announced that Christine Daley has joined the firm’s investment team as managing director to focus on opportunities in the stressed and distressed credit markets.<
The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index lost 10.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 22.2 per cent for the year, wiping out the last two years of gains.
New York-based hedge fund Twin Capital Management has appointed Michael Horgan as vice president. In his new position, he will also serve as co-portfolio manager of event-driven/special situations along with Brett Patelsky, senior vice president, and David Simon, founder and
