Keith Smith and Willow Oak Asset Management have launched a private investment partnership named the Bonhoeffer Fund, LP. The Bonhoeffer Fund’s portfolio will be managed by Keith Smith with administrative support provided by Willow Oak Asset Management, a subsidiary of
Alternatves manager LCM Partners has acquired a significant European portfolio of non-performing and re-performing loans. This landmark deal sees LCM purchase EUR3 billion of assets, comprising over 400,000 individual loans of secured and unsecured, consumer, auto, leasing and SME loans
FundCount, LLC, a provider of accounting and investment analysis software, has achieved the strongest first-half results in the company’s history with the signing of 11 new family office and fund administration clients across the Americas and Asia up to 30
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.02 per cent in June, slightly underperforming the 0.03 per cent return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
The Saemor Europe Alpha Fund posted a modest decline of 0.4 per cent in June, bringing the year-to-date return to a positive 2.1 per cent. Most factors in the firm’s multi factor model did reasonably well in June, but the
UBS Financial Services has invested in iCapital Network, a financial technology platform providing access to alternative investments for high-net-worth individuals and their financial advisors, joining lead investor BlackRock as a strategic partner. Founded in 2013, iCapital’s online platform offers the
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.9 per cent last month, with four out of 10 Lyxor indices in positive territory, according to the latest Lyxor Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. Event Driven funds continued to extend their steady progress
The Managed Funds Association(MFA) has launched an updated Institutional Investor Map utilising data from Preqin and a new video series featuring institutional investors explaining, in their own words, the important role hedge funds play in their institutions’ larger portfolios. “Institutions
Regulatory and fee pressures are forcing the hedge fund industry to evolve, but a lively panel debate at the annual Linedata Exchange Europe client conference in London affirmed that with the right investment approach, infrastructure and distribution strategy, hedge funds
Hedge funds gained in June as the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and oil prices extended sharp declines, while equity market volatility remained near historic lows, according to data released today by HFR. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index
