Alternative UCITS indices performed strongly during December across almost all strategy styles, according to the latest LuxHedge Alternative UCTS Overreview. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index representing 1,352 funds increased with 0.76 per cent, slightly underperforming the broader Hedge Fund
The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter point to 0.5 per cent, the first interest rate rise in a decade. Commenting on the decision, Andrew Fowkes, Head of Retail Centre of Excellence, SAS UK & Ireland
H2O Asset Management, an affiliate of the Natixis Global Asset Management Group, has acquired a strategic stake in Poincaré Capital Management, a Hong-Kong-based asset manager focusing on global equities driven by Asian growth. This move followed H2O’s recent communication on
Active asset manager Quaero Capital is expanding into Asia with licensed local fund distributor Peak Capital to promote Quaero’s Family Enterprise Fund and other high conviction investment strategies to professional investors in the region. Quaero Capital is a specialist asset
Crestline Investors, a credit focused institutional alternative asset manager, has closed its third Opportunity Fund (Opportunity Fund III). Opportunity Fund III, and related managed accounts, secured over USD1.34 billion in capital commitments, exceeding the fundraising objective. Investors in the strategy include
Glendon Capital Management has successfully closed its second credit opportunities and special situations fund, Glendon Opportunities Fund II, with final commitments reaching the hard cap of USD2.5 billion. Glendon’s senior investment team has spent the vast majority of their careers
Latest figures from Eurekahedge reveal that hedge funds gained 1.01 per cent during the month of December, with 2016 returns coming in at 4.48 per cent.This compares with the MSCI AC World Index (Local) gaining 2.38 per cent in December
Nordea Asset Management has expanded its suite of outcome-oriented solutions with the launch of the Nordea 1 – Flexible Fixed Income Plus Fund. As the current low yield environment challenges the return potential of high-quality fixed income assets, the fund
Family Office Networks is expanding its hedge fund division to help a select group of emerging and established investment managers raise assets from the fast-growing family office sector. "New managers typically rely on 'friends and family' money or perhaps a
Managed futures hedge fund strategies may be well-placed to withstand a continuing rise in bond yields, despite CTA performance being squeezed by the recent surge, Lyxor Asset Management strategists say.
