Baring Asset Management (BAM) is seeking returns of 15 per cent per annum for its new Baring Japan Absolute Return Fund, which launched on 1 July.  The fund, which

A new research paper from Edhec shows how the alpha benefits of using fixed-income derivatives can be successfully transported to a core investor portfolio. The pap

Two Wall Street veterans recently launched a pure commodity hedge fund, Mastiff Fund LP. The founders of Mastiff believe that commodit

Markit has launched a Present Value (“PV”) Service to provide a swift and accurate Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of credit derivative portfolios. Markit is the industry s

Noble Investments is launching NISapphire Notes offering multi-currency access to leading hedge funds through a managed portfolio. The subscription period will run

US institutional investors are looking to bridge the gap between expected returns and future funding needs with international equities and alternative investment.

Global investment banks shared record revenue of USD 25 billion in 2004 from doing business with hedge funds. According to estimates by Credit Suisse First Boston (C

Merger and event arbitrage investment management firm Paulson & Co has appointed Philip Levy as managing director for business development. The newly created role w

UK pension funds advisor Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting doubled the number of alternative investment mandates awarded to fund managers in 2004. The total rose f

Beauchamp’s portfolio management software system can now connect directly to Omgeo’s automated back-office trade processing solution. Omgeo provides several flexibl