The UK-based Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has prepared its response to the discussion paper on short selling put out by UK’s regulatory watchdog, the
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System is seeking a consultant to help select, monitor and assess hedge fund managers for a global macro strategy the fund will be undertaking. The final filing date for proposals is 2pm PDT on 29
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 0.41 per cent during the month of July, kicking off the second half of the year on a positive note, despite trailing behind the MSCI AC World Index (Local) which rallied 2.59 per cent
GSK Stockmann has added to its investment funds practice in Luxembourg with the hiring of Dr Marcel Bartnik as local partner, effective January 2020.Bartnik has extensive experience in the Luxembourg investment fund industry. He has been working in Luxembourg for close
LCH.Clearnet has enhanced the clearing functionality of its CDS offering in line with best market practice. These enhancements, which have been designed and tested in collaboration with its clearing members, include: • Refinements to the risk management framework • Integration of the
Daewoo Securities, a securities firm in South Korea, and Harcourt Investment Consulting have signed a partnership agreement to cooperate on the marketing and sales of various Harcourt fund of hedge funds products to South Korean investors. The agreement will also
The three principal members of the Special Investments Group (SIG) of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) have left the Bank to form a new alternative asset management busi
Hedge funds have, to put it mildly, a mixed reputation.
Northstar Risk Corp, a start-up risk management software company, has appointed Glen Wolyner as COO and President. “I was attracted by the company’s mission to build the market’s best software solution to help hedge funds better manage risk and understand
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.71 per cent in July, outperforming the -0.15 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
