When President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) last December, one of the key points that the media focused on was the reduction in corporate tax from 35 per cent to 21 per cent;
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.17 per cent in November, trailing the global equity market as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local) which edged 1.11 per cent higher, according to the company’s lastest Index Flash Update.
Following a difficult October, CTAs continued to face challenges in November, with the SG CTA Index was down 1.09 per cent and the SG Trend Index down 1.75 per cent. However, the SG Trend Indicator outperformed the Trend Index as
The days of managers setting up new long-only large-cap US equity UCITS are largely gone, according to Philip Lovegrove, partner in law firm Matheson’s Asset Management Department. “Products are getting more complex and one of the manifestations of this is
Peter Urbani, chief investment officer of fund of funds manager Infiniti Solutions, argues that even amid the market turmoil of 2008, newer and smaller hedge fund managers significantly ou
For UK fund managers, distribution in a post-Brexit environment is very topical. It is one of the single biggest challenges that UK managers are grappling with, as well as managers based around the world who wish to do business in
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.10 per cent in November, outperforming the -0.62 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Tradex Global Advisors, a privately held hedge fund, has acquired JCL Capital Partners and launched Tradex Realty Partners, a real estate finance company that originates and/or acquires senior loans collateralised by institutional quality real estate in well-located, supply constrained markets. Tradex
Hedge funds continued to decline in December, largely driven by L/S Equity (and to some extent CTAs), according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. L/S Equity strategies continued to suffer from the unusual level of
EPIC Holdings is to acquire Integro Holdings, a specialty insurance brokerage and consulting business in the US with revenue in excess of USD150 million. Financial terms of the proposed transaction have not been disclosed. Integro USA brings to EPIC expertise that is
