Fortress Investment Group is opening an office in Singapore, which will act as a key hub of the firm’s investment and business development activities in Asia. Adam Levinson, co-chief investment officer of the firm’s flagship global macro funds, will lead
The August 2005 return for the Fimat Volatility Arbitrage Median (FVAM) is +0.51%.
Emerging markets investment specialist Charlemagne Capital, has appointed KC Reddy as the firm’s new Senior Portfolio Manager for Asia. Reddy, who has more than 12
Average daily volume (ADV), total volume and single-day volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) reached all-time highs during February 2013. The same records were also set for total exchange-wide trading. Average daily volume in VIX futures during
Wood Creek Capital Management, LLC has appointed Avtar Vasu as the firm’s new Chief Investment Officer. Wood Creek is a joint venture of Norfolk Management Group, LLC, an investment holding company specializing in alternative investments, and Babson Capital Management LLC,
London headquartered investment advisor, Park Place Capital Ltd., is to roll out a UCITS
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has added New York-based manager Van Eck to its dedicated UCITS compliant fund platform, Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions (MLIS). The new vehicle is called the Van Eck Commodities Long-Short Equity Ucits Fund. Van Eck is
An increasingly important issue for hedge funds targeting European markets is the choice of domicile and listing.
Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies, a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, has established a specialist research team in Hong Kong to cover Asian markets. Th
London-based Threadneedle has decided to launch the Absolute Emerging Market Macro Fund for its head of emerging market debt, Richard House reports Citywire Global.
