The Barclay CTA index has gained 7.17 per cent in the first two months of 2008, according to Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.

Guernsey-based Asset Risk Consultants has launched a new website that allows private investors and financial advisers to compare fund performances in an innovative manner.

Class A Shareholders of the Amsterdam-listed mortgage-backed securities fund Carlyle Capital Corporation have followed the recommendation of its board of directors and voted in favour of c

Threadneedle has launched a new hedge fund, the Threadneedle Asia Crescendo Fund, that is designed to combine the asset manager’s expertise in Asian equities with its experience in running

FourWinds Capital Management, a specialist natural resources fund management company, has announced the appointment of Andrew Nason as head of the environment group and of JK Lim as head o

Hong Kong-based Myo Capital Advisers has announced the launch of the Myo Capital Master Fund, with significant capital from an institutional seed investor, to take advantage of the current

State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, and the largest institutional fund manager in the world, has announced that it has been appointed b

In a move designed to calm the markets ahead of trading today, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is acquiring the crippled Bear Stearns Companies Inc for USD2 per share, a ninety per cent discoun