May 2012
May 24, 2012
Government-sponsored initiative to develop the asset management industry in France is attracting attention from other countries too, with the seeder already receiving some 80 applications from alternative investment managers in France
May 24, 2012
Fast-growing but low-profile €6 billion loan manager Avoca has embarked on a major drive to diversify its asset management platform with a series of high-level hires and additions to expand the business into the related areas of long/short credit funds, convertibles and structured credit
May 24, 2012
Ex-Sandelman and Citadel manager Nick Stukas secures $75 million investment from $20 billion US fund of funds group for his well-performing credit and capital structure strategy
May 24, 2012
Administrators are facing widespread challenges and pressures at a time of slow growth in the hedge fund industry and increasing demands on administration providers from regulators, managers and investors
May 24, 2012
Long/short financials specialist Richard Urwick is building a strong track record for a reworked version of his global equity strategy, with a broader investment remit and incentives for investors to commit long-term capital
May 24, 2012
Having hit capacity with their long-running Europe Dynamic Long Short Fund, Jon Ingram’s equity team at JP Morgan have rolled out a new long/short fund focused on European and global technology stocks
May 24, 2012
Ex-Trafalgar Asset Managers founder Theo Phanos and his team are exploiting opportunities, dislocations and synergies with their focus on European credit and long/short equity through the firm’s well-performing Recovery and Azri vehicles
April 20, 2012
Central banks have been so supportive and there has been a real tailwind behind risk assets. But there is plenty of potential for shocks
April 20, 2012
Former Moore Capital and Morgan Stanley team have a strong multi-year record of managing risk and generating returns in all market conditions with their liquid and scalable macro strategy run from Zug and London
April 20, 2012
Ex-Kazimir co-founder Dimitri Kryukov’s Verno Russia fund is shaping up well, with good Q1 performance and a positive outlook for equities
April 20, 2012
Backed by a diverse team of nine portfolio managers, Patrice Moyal’s well-established Visio Capital firm is a leader among South African hedge funds — and is increasingly profiting from the wider African growth story, with a growing focus on investing into other countries on the continent as well
April 20, 2012
Ex-Lansdowne man George Michelakis has delivered strong numbers over six years with his Lasker fund – boosted by a portfolio construction overhaul that helped to drive a 20% return in 2011