Hedge funds will spend approximately USD2.09 billion on information technology (IT) in 2011, representing an average of approximately nine basis points of assets under management, according to the Prime Finance 2011 IT Survey released today by Citi (NYSE:C) Prime Finance.
Hedge funds seem to have been less affected by the credit crunch than most, and a quick analysis of Blackstone Group’s latest results adds strength to that argument.
Platinum Capital Management is aiming to achieve consistent capital growth and pay significant annual cash dividends to investors wit
Baring Asset Management is launching its third long/short equity hedge fund, the Baring EMEA Absolute Return Fund. The fund will be available to institutional investors and HNWIs from 1 Nove
The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index is up +10.53 per cent year-to-date despite falling -1.61 per cent in November and continues to outpace equities for the month and year.
Total assets invested in Asian-focused hedge funds rose only fractionally in the second quarter of this year as losses from volatile performance we
A number of stringent conditions have been placed on pension funds that wish to have hedge funds in their portfolios, which must be complied with by November 2012. In terms of Regulation 28 made under the Pension Funds Act, a
Close Wealth Management Group has launched a Canadian dollar class to its Close All Weather Fund, providing a fourth currency option alongside the established sterling, euro and US dollar
“There is what I call a Holy Trinity for hedge funds. They’ve got to be able to raise capital, they’ve got to be able to deliver performance, and they’ve got to be able to control costs,” says Paul Compton (pictured),
