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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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May 21, 2012
The Asian hedge fund industry is seeing a new conduit to long term assets in the form of hedge fund consultants, which have emerged as a key gate-keeper for institutional assets following the global financial crisis
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May 21, 2012
Tobias Bland, chief executive officer of Enhanced Investment Products in Hong Kong, isn’t your typical hedge fund manager. For one thing, he started the firm with a series of passive funds that was accompanied by a hedge fund
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May 21, 2012
Credit Suisse closes the gap by assets on Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, while Deutsche Bank – again the biggest player in Hong Kong and China – and UBS are also now close by mandates as the top five firms fight for market share in a shrinking Asian hedge fund world
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May 03, 2012
Global macro strategies take centre stage within innovation portfolio to reduce risk
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May 03, 2012
Pensions funds in Denmark take direct and FoHF stakes post financial crisis
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April 2012
April 20, 2012
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April 20, 2012
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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
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April 20, 2012
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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
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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
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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
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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
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April 18, 2012
Global investors are waking up to the potential of Asian macro funds – a burgeoning category that is notching up some notable success stories
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April 18, 2012
Prudence Investment Management stuck its neck out when Chinese credit was in the doldrums. Now it is uniquely placed to benefit from growth
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April 04, 2012
Industry survey season predicts significant fresh investments by year-end
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April 04, 2012
The $4.3 billion portfolio expands to include seeding and an equity stake in a high-profile hedge fund
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April 04, 2012
Zurich-based firm grows by 51% in 2011 as customised business flourishes
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April 04, 2012
After two decades, Permal Asset Management has proven it can stand the test of time, having two funds of funds that are still performing, year on year
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April 04, 2012
The Nordic bank has merged its various hedge fund units to create an alternatives power house