Hedgeweek Comment: Paulson sets an example for his peers
There are not many investment options that can deliver strong positive returns in the current turbulent market environment, but US hedge fund manager John Paulson has managed to do that –
There are not many investment options that can deliver strong positive returns in the current turbulent market environment, but US hedge fund manager John Paulson has managed to do that –
BNY Mellon has been appointed as depositary for a significant proportion of the alternative investment holdings of Alceda Asset Management GmbH in Germany and Alceda Fund Management SA in Luxembourg. The mandate also covers assets held in alternative investment funds
Phoenix Fund Services has won the contract to provide the middle office, fund accounting and transfer agency services for the Coppertree Dynamic Fund. The Coppertree Dynamic Fund is a Bermuda domiciled fund with an absolute return investment objective through investing
With the final month’s performance figures of 2010 released by UCITS Alternative Index this week, it was evidently clear that across the board, strategies were well down on 2

Merchant Capital, the independent corporate finance and investment management firm, has migrated its UCITS umbrella to Point Nine’s Circle.2 platform of live middle and back office services. The firm chose Point Nine’s Circle platform for the launch of its

Hedge funds posted their strongest start to a calendar year since 2000, with significant contributions from strategy areas which underperformed in 2011, according to data released today by HFR. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 2.14 per cent in

BNY Mellon has launched the BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Corporate Debt fund, a Dublin-domiciled UCITS, and is to be managed by Insight Investment.

Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm to the asset management, banking and broking industry, has acquired AB Fund Services, the Luxembourg-based fund advisory firm. AB Fund Services advises on regulatory and compliance requirements for investment funds domiciled in Luxembourg,

Man Group Plc, the global alternative investment manager, has launched the Man Commodities Fund, offering retail and institutional investors exposure to global commodities markets in a UCITS format. The underlying investment strategy has been developed by Man Systematic Strategies, an

Legg Mason is planning to launch a UCITS version of its global high yield fund, managed by its US subsidiary Brandywine Global, reported Citywire Global this week.