Funds
Allocations to CTA’s and Global Macro strategies will be popular choices for investors in this quarter, according to the fifth edition of the quarterly ML Alternative UCITS Barometer (ML Barometer). Some 54% of respondents are looking to increase their exposure to Global Macro-Discretionary, making this the most popular strategy.
There is also considerable demand this quarter for equity managers, with a preference for Global and US managers. Indeed all equity strategies have seen a rise in demand excluding Japanese and Latin American strategies.
Global Emerging L/S is once again the preferred equity strategy this quarter with 52% of respondents
With concerns that China’s rapid economic expansion could slow down in 2012 and hit economies and commodity prices, European hedge fund managers are positi
Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co is to allocate a capacity of EUR200 million for its two main investment vehicles – Diva Synergy and Diva Synergy UCITS, to Hyde Park Investment.
The fund’s euro class returned +0.58% net of all fees last year, bringing the performance since inception in January 2007 at +25.00%. Over the past year, the fund significantly outperformed its benchmark index as the HFRX Event Driven Index was down -4.90%.
Meanwhile, the daily UCITS version of its flagship fund, launched in June 2011, returned +1.34% over its first seven months of operations (during the same period, the HFRX UCITS
A greater focus from regulators and investors has led to an increased number of hedge fund and private equity managers actively considering strategic moves to more favourable domiciles, according to a new report from Clear Path Analysis. Emerging regions are particularly appealing to investors and as such managers are now looking at the business potential of setting up a presence overseas.
Regulation has been a key driver for this trend following the 2008 Madoff scandal and a general shift towards greater transparency across global financial markets. 2011 has been no exception with laws being tightened and new proposals such as
Strategic Investment Group (Strategic), an asset allocator with USD27.9 billion in assets under management, has selected Sophis VALUE for cross-asset trading and global risk management.
Sophis VALUE provides Strategic, the aiCIO magazine 2011 Investment Outsourcing Award Winner, with a single system to oversee their diversified positions with external managers, as well as their direct investments. The asset manager will use Sophis VALUE for front-to-back transaction processing, holistic global risk management and investment accounting.
"As our business continues to expand and global markets evolve, we need a comprehensive platform that can manage all of our externally and internally managed investments across
The UK Treasury has taken a step forward in its bid to maintain the country’s position as a competitive funds domicile by launching a consultation on the introduction of authorised tax-transp
AllianceBerstein, the global asset management firm with some USD406billion in assets under management, has launched a s
Natixis Asset Management has announced the launch of a new quant fund which will invest in global equities reported Citywire Global this week.
Helsinki-based Northern Star announced on its website this week the launch of two UCITS-compliant multi-asset funds.
Hassans, the Gibraltar based international law firm, is pleased to announce the completion of its 10th fund transaction, raising EUR1.45 billion since July 2011. These fund transactions cover sectors, such as Chinese securities, Online Gaming applications, African Resources, Private Equity/Real Estate along with World fixed income and the more traditional securities based funds.
The funds are able to draw on the benefits of being domiciled in Gibraltar, which include tax transparency, English common law, speed to market, ease of access to the Gibraltar-based financial service firms and the regulatory authorities with low costs.
Furthermore, given that Gibraltar is within the
