We are conducting a survey of the Hedgeweek readership to assess the best hedge fund performers and service providers during 2011 in a range of categories covering the entire hedge fund space. Managers and service providers are welcome to nominate
The most significant recent development in the growth of the Asian hedge funds industry is that global institutional investors are increasing their
For an executive from a Jersey hedge fund administration firm, Gary Clark is remarkable sanguine about the island’s launch at the beginning of next year of a new category of funds that come with no
The market volatility over the course of 2007 to 2009 has challenged long-held tenets of asset allocation, including investors’ reliance on portfolio construction and risk models centred on average market behaviour and normal return distributions, a report by State Street
The Luxembourg government has approved the draft bill implementing Ucits IV into national law. The final adoption of the draft bill by parliament is expected to take place before the end of this year. Claude Kremer, chairman of the Association
Switzerland’s RMF Investment Management, a subsidiary of giant UK-based hedge fund manager Man Investments, has unveiled a seed-funding approach that aims to ensure guaranteed access to ne
A federal court in New York has entered a consent order of permanent injunction and equitable relief against Paul Greenwood of North Salem, New York. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged Greenwood with operating a USD1.3bn investment scam in
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has added to its credit fixed income sales and trading team with the appointment of Sara Simmons and Per Mortensen as managing directors based in London. Simmons will focus on sales for investment grade, emerging markets, high
Charlie Chan, the founder of Singapore-based Charlie Chan Capital Partners Pte, has had a great start to the year.
CDW and Dow Jones Indexes have finalised the composition for several indexes including the new Dow Jones CDX US Crossover Index. The Dow Jones CDX US Crossover Index will consist of 35 equal
