Halfway through 2018, and hedge funds are producing very mixed results with just over half of reporting strategies positive for the year, according to the June 2018 eVestment Hedge Fund Performance Report. Those funds that are positive are up an
Thames River Capital has raised an initial EUR 35 million for a European equity long/short fund, Thames River Tybourne Fund, launched on 30 June 2006. The new Thames River Tybourne Fund raised EUR 35 million at launch with commitments for
London-based Noble Asset Management Ltd (NAM) has teamed up with Kenneth Jeyaretnam to launch the Stamford Global Event Driven Fund.
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for June 2018 measured -0.34 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 1.49 per cent in July. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index of -1.49 per
By Andrew Harding – Ahead of the World Cup The Economist ran an article entitled “What makes a country good at football?” The journal explored the various components of a successful national side, taking account of GDP, population size and
Hydra Capital Management is launching a Global Macro Emerging Market Debt fund investing in external and local market debt and currency instruments of emerging market countries.
Gottex Fund Management has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in Frontier Investment Management, a UK multi-asset investment management firm. Michael Azlen, founder and chief executive of Frontier, will retain a substantial equity interest in Frontier, which has
The UCITS Alternative Index Global lost -1.37 per cent in June to leave it at +0.94 year-to-date. The funds of funds index performed slightly worst with losses of -1.85 per cent. The UAI Funds of Funds is now up 1.24
Platinum Capital Management has announced the listing of three of its funds on the Luxembourg Stock exchange.
The Swiss banking group Syz & Co is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Oyster European Corporate Bonds, the sub-fund of its Luxembourg UCITS Sicav Oyster, investing in European corporate bonds. The fund, which has been advised by Andrea Garbelotto
