US property/casualty (P/C) insurers invest in alternative and other less traditional asset classes, including hedge funds and private equity investments, in an effort to gain portfolio diversification and enhance investment returns, according to a report by Fitch Ratings. At
New York-based SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, has invested in Capital Returns Master, a global long/short equity hedge fund special
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD4.9bn (0.3 per cent of assets) in June, compared with inflows of USD1.1bn in May, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. The hedge fund industry redeemed USD4.9bn (0.3 per cent of assets) in June,
Weakness in the US markets, falling UK house prices and low consumer confidence were among the factors that drove the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index down -1.21 per cent in November
London-listed financial services group Collins Stewart plc has launched a stand-alone fund management business, Collins Stewart Fund Management, and has re-branded its wealth management bu
Only one of the six strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees gains in November, mirroring the monthly performance in August – the only other month this year wh
Quantek Asset Management, an investment management subsidiary of Miami-based Bulltick Capital Markets, has received what it describes as a substantial long-term strategic investment into t
Gargoyle Asset Management has listed the Gargoyle Hedged Value (Master) Fund as a transparent fund on AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace (AGM). As a transparent fund, the Gargoyle Hedged Value (Master) Fund will now be visible to the entire AGM community. Gargoyle
Global hedge fund assets under management in global hedge funds reached nearly USD2.5trn at the end of June, an increase of more than 19 per cent since the beginning of this year, accordin
Australian long/short equity and absolute return hedge funds that have outperformed the country’s record-breaking equities market have been honoured at the 2007 Australian Hedge Fund Award
