Institutional investors moved away from funds of hedge funds in favour of direct hedge funds investment in Q2 2005, according to a ne
Joji Maki examines the results of Sunday’s Japanese election, which returned PM Junichiro Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power. BAM believes that
US corporate credit manager, Concerto Asset Management, has won a EUR60 million credit alpha absolute return mandate from London-based multi-manager boutique, Goodhart Partners.
Bob Doll examines the outlook for the US economy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Last week, the news was dominated by Hurricane Katrina and its horrific aftereffects.
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 Nov
London-based Chaser Capital launched its first currency fund on 14 February. David Lavers outlines the fund’s strategy and investment process. HW: What is the background to the launch of Chaser Capital? DL: The partnership was established by three accredited investment
Tigress Financial Partners, a women-owned institutional FINRA registered broker-dealer, has formed a strategic partnership with BCS Prime Brokerage Limited (BCS UK), in the UK, part of BCS Global Markets, to jointly market capital markets, investment banking, credit facilities, research, asset
The Life Settlements Fund Ltd has closed to new investors having exceeded expectations and plans are underway to launch a Series II version shortly. Registered in t
EFAMA released its latest research report this week, in which it finds that long-term UCITS favoured much stronger than shorter-term money market funds for June.
As investors continue to see the benefits of UCITS, so the number of platforms to facilitate fund growth expands.
