The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up 3.16 per cent in October, according to Credit Suisse Index president Oliver Schupp, while the provider’s Blue Chip Investable Hedge Fund I
Stamford, Connecticut-based Structured Portfolio Management has announced the launch of a hedge fund designed to take advantage of significant slowdowns in the residential mortgage prepaym
BlackRock has completed the acquisition of eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider. BlackRock says the combination of eFront with Aladdin will set a new standard in investment and risk management technology, vastly expanding Aladdin’s alternatives capabilities
State Street Global Markets, LLC (SSGM), intends to join SwapClear, LCH.Clearnet’s global over-the-counter (OTC) IRS clearing service, by June, 2012 subject to regulatory approval. SwapClear’s total clearing membership is currently 61. “Our membership will provide our institutional investor clients with
iM Global Partner and Polen Capital are now offering Polen Capital’s Global Growth strategy to investors in a UCITS fund hosted by Amundi. The fund seeks to outperform – after applicable fees – the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
CreativeCap Advisors, a global asset management consulting firm, is expanding its business with the planned addition of dedicated operational and financial experts to work in advising the emerging managers accepted into the Global Incubator program. As institutional investors continue to
Mastercard is to make a USD300 million cornerstone investment in Network International’s planned IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The companies have also agreed to enter into a strategic partnership to support and accelerate the development of electronic payments in
Managed futures lost 0.36 per cent in March, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based index provider BarclayHedge, but the index is nevertheless up 7.09 per cen
Canadian portfolio management boutique Picton Mahoney Asset Management has announced that the Picton Mahoney Long Short Equity Fund will be closed to new investments on or before November
JTC, a provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services to institutional and private clients, has acquired Exequtive Partners, a Luxembourg-based specialist provider of corporate and related fiduciary services. Exequtive Partners’ 28 employees, including the five principals, will all join
