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Eiger Asset Management is planning to launch four coffee-related funds, comprising two index tracker funds, a hedge fund and a vehicle investing in the physical commodity.
Edinburgh-based investment manager Martin Currie has announced improvements to its ten-strong Absolute Return Funds range that will take effect from 2 March, including a reduction in th
Hedge fund managers have more problems on their plate than just the fragile state of the markets, predictions that investor redemptions will continue well into this year and facing up to t
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained a federal court order freezing the assets of an Illinois commodity pool operator, Brookshire Raw Materials Management, and its p
Putnam Investments has announced that David Glancy has joined the firm as managing director and portfolio manager.
Gerken Capital Associates, a San Francisco-based alternative asset fund manager, has appointed Eswar Menon as group portfolio manager.
Chicago-based AlphaMetrix has introduced a fund designed to track the performance of Newedge’s AlternativeEdge Short-Term Traders Index.
Hedge funds investing in emerging markets concluded 2008 with seven consecutive months of performance declines, resulting in cumulative losses of nearly 37 per cent, according to Chicago-b
UK-based fund managers must take the initiative ahead of an impending wave of compensation claims against them from disgruntled investors, according to risk consultancy and internal aud
The London-based Alternative Investment Management Association has expressed support for global efforts to achieve a consensus on coherent regulation for hedge funds, but continues to emph
