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Germany’s HVB Group has formed a strategic partnership with NY-based Ramius Capital Group combining the two firms’ respective hedge fund of funds management busi
The sixth global alternative investments report by Goldman Sachs International and Russell Investment Group shows strong institutional commitment to hedge funds.
STA Fund Management (STAFM) has launched a London-based hedge fund incubation platform, offering managers a shorter path to launch, reduced capital requirements
Drake Management LLC is partnering with RiskMetrics Group, Inc. to develop its portfolio analytics and risk measurement tools.
Through implementing RiskMetrics Group’s full suite of risk measurement systems tailored for absolute return strategies, Drake will build upon its proprietary variance/covariance risk aggregation methodology, a version of the Black-Litterman approach.
One such application is RiskMetrics Group’s RiskManager(tm) software, a state-of-the-art risk management tool that facilitates the creation of tailored, flexible Value-at-Risk (VaR) reports and stress tests.
Portfolio-level risk information can be broken down and viewed inmany ways, quantifying aggregate exposures and marginal risk contributions. In this way, Drake expects to be
The influential Washington-based Managed Funds Association has argued strongly for a speedy and favourable review by the CFTC of the application by Eurex for con
Pairs and relative value traders mining high potential trading opportunities are being offered a ‘power tool’ by San Francisco-based 4th Story.
Fortune Group is planning to launch a principal protected note based on the strong performance of its Market Wizards Fund Plus fund of hedge funds.
PFPC, the fund services group, has completed its acquisition of ADVISORport, enabling PFPC to service both managed account sponsors and money managers in the US
Eldon Mayer, former CEO and Chairman of New York based asset management company Lynch & Mayer, Inc., has launched NY-based Mayer Capital Advisors.
Man Investments has launched Man Multi-Strategy Series 6 Ltd (Series 6), a 120% capital guaranteed structured product.
