Lyxor Asset Management, now a fully licensed alternative investment fund manager (AIFM), has launched two AIFMD compliant funds of managed accounts. The Lyxor Diversified Fund (LDF) and the Lyxor Focus Fund are liquid, multi-strategy funds invested across the hedge funds
Pictet Asset Management (Pictet AM) has expanded its Total Return fund range with the launch of PTR-Agora, an equity market neutral fund with a long/short investment approach. The fund managers aim to identify catalysts that will have an impact on
Privium Fund Management has launched the Privium Sustainable Alternatives Fund, which aims to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in investment funds focused on sustainable alternatives. This includes micro finance funds and sustainable real estate. The fund is structured
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched the Goldman Sachs Long Short Fund, which pursues high conviction investment ideas in global equity markets through a fundamental, bottom-up approach. The new fund expands GSAM’s liquid alternatives platform to seven funds.
Makor Group, a brokerage serving hedge funds and institutional clients from offices in five financial centres, has placed a five-year corporate bond listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The financing will underpin further expansion for Makor, following its recent acquisition
Pictet Select-Global Long/Short Equity has attracted close to EUR200 million in commitments since its launch on 29 August 2014. The fund, which is managed by Geneva based Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA), will be initially offered via a selection of ABN
Ramius, the global investment management business of Cowen Group, has partnered with Quadratic Capital to launch an options-based, fundamental global macro strategy. Quadratic Capital employs liquid options and swaptions across asset classes and seeks to deliver an absolute return, fundamental
Wolf Hedge, a management company for Seven Sages Long Short Fund, has launched its second fund, Wolf Hedge Global LP. The fund’s registration has been filed in Delaware and the Cayman Islands. Wolf Hedge will be taking subscriptions of
Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund (GABI) completed its initial offer period in early September, and has now taken the first step to deploy the fund’s assets into bitcoins. Recent price weakness has been observed and attributed to a series of
Abbey Capital has launched The Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund (ABYIX), the firm’s first liquid alternative mutual fund designed for US investors. The fund offers access for individual and professional investors to participate in an actively managed fixed income, foreign
