By Marianne Scordell (pictured), Bougeville Consulting – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness”, famously wrote Charles Dickens at the start of one of his

Event-driven, equity hedge and activism were strong themes in 2013 and will likely continue in 2014 according to Kenneth Heinz (pictured), President of Hedge Fund Research. Activism was certainly a great trade in 2013; the HFRX Activist Index posted gains

Lyxor Asset Management offers a range of risk-balanced funds in its Absolute Return Multi Assets (ARMA) strategy: ARMA was launched in May 2010 and aims to deliver EONIA plus 2 per cent p.a. with a volatility target of 3 per

The US West Coast is an important region in terms of real estate investment, home to some of the largest institutional investors in the asset class as well as many prominent fund managers. Recent years have seen funds focusing on

The Europa Event Driven Fund is managed by José Luis Pérez. Pérez (pictured) aims to capture investment opportunities around corporate activity in Europe through inefficiencies and under or over-valuations relating to M&A, capital structure changes, spin-offs, regulatory changes, recapitalisations, restructurings and

The winners of the Hedgeweek Global Awards 2014, as voted for by our readers… Best Macro Manager – Blue Sky Capital Management Best Event Driven Activist Manager – Third Point LLC Best Event Driven Merger Arbitrage Manager – Paulson &

By James Williams – Lugano is the principal city of Ticino, in Switzerland’s southernmost region and is the Italian speaking region of the country. Milan in the north of Italy is less than a one-hour drive away. Lugano has a

By FinanceMalta – Of the 600-plus investment funds registered in Malta it is estimated that at least 85 per cent of them can be characterised as being in the EUR20-100m range. This means that for alternative fund managers who don’t have grand plans

By Jo Stoddart (pictured), Quintessential Relocation Consultants – Quality of life isn’t easy to measure – perhaps because it is more readily defined through its absence. A gradual waning of the old joie de vivre, a lack of spring in your

Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, explains why issues of substance are driving up interest among fund managers in the potential upside of relocating to Guernsey. During the last year we have seen increased interest among fund