Hedge funds lost on average 2.40 per cent in March, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based BarclayHedge, leaving the index down 4.42 per cent for the f

Gary Vaughan-Smith and Alex Da Costa, the former ABN Amro Asset Management alternatives specialists who have launched new London-based fund of hedge fund manager SilverStreet Capital, say

Picton Mahoney Asset Management is to close its Neutral Equity Fund to new investments on or before September 28, 2007.

Morley has launched the UK Equity Long/Short hedge fund, which aims to deliver absolute returns to investors with significantly lower volatility than the FTSE All Share Index, to be manage

Thierry Serero, a top-performing manager formerly at C60 Capital and Fidelity Investments, has joined New Star Asset Management to manage the New Star European Opportunities Hedge Fund, a

Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) has launched the Old Mutual Al Saqr Fund, an equity market neutral hedge fund that is managed in accordance with Shariah principles, including the use of Mur

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund has been admitted to trading on AIM, the secondary market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc. It has commenced trading on AIM under the symbol ‘PAX’. The Company raised USD 275,000,000 million in gross

Tritone Capital Management has launched the TCM Global Strategy Fund LP, a global commodities hedge fund.

Chris Clarke outlines the investment process of the Westferry Global Markets Fund, which opened to third-party accredited investors in September 2006.

Lahrs Buhl of Swiss-based Capricorn Asset Management outlines the investment thinking behind the company’s currency programs.