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November 2010
November 30, 2010
Traxis Partners, the US-based macro hedge fund group headed by Barton Biggs, a Wall Street legend from his many years at Morgan Stanley, is the latest US hedge fund group to create a UCITS structure for its strategy
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November 29, 2010
Alceda Fund Management of Luxembourg says it wants to attract smaller and medium sized hedge fund managers for its UCITS platform.
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November 29, 2010
Absolute return funds have resulted in the democratisation of hedging strategies according to the co-founder of Lutetia Capital.
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November 29, 2010
Financial services group Matrix has appointed Angus Woolhouse as chief executive of its asset management division.
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November 29, 2010
Most UCITS hedge fund performance was down in the week ending 19 November 2010, according to the latest performance data collected by Absolute UCITS.
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November 26, 2010
Investors want lower volatility strategies together with the benefits associated with UCITS funds, according to a new report.
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November 26, 2010
The largest potential defined contribution scheme in the UK may include UCITS hedge funds into its investment strategy mandates.
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November 25, 2010
The French regulator has voiced concerns about so-called Newcits funds because of the new UCITS rules being enforce next year, according to a report by consultants PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
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November 24, 2010
Austrian alternative asset manager Erste Group is expected to launch its first UCITS hedge fund of funds in the first quarter of next year.
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November 24, 2010
Shorting of equity stocks should be allowed to reduce risks within UCITS hedge funds, according to a consultant.
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November 24, 2010
Skandia Investment Group adds UCITS absolute return funds to a number of its portfolios
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November 24, 2010
London-based hedge fund manager Trafalgar Capital Management has launched its first UCITS regulated vehicle.
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November 23, 2010
The new Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive has created uncertainty in the industry.
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November 22, 2010
Société Générale has launched a new alternative to using a UCITS platform.
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November 22, 2010
The UK regulator has warned that there could be an increased risk of mis-selling.
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November 19, 2010
Nippon Growth and BlueTrend UCITS Funds are respectively the best and worst performing funds.
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November 18, 2010
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, approved by the European Parliament last week, will create opportunities for the onshore regulated hedge fund sector, according to the chief executive of Allfunds Alternative.
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November 17, 2010
A platform offering managed accounts services for onshore UCITS funds to European and international clients has been launched.
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November 15, 2010
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November 15, 2010
Richard Phillips has been appointed as head of UK retail at Man Group, the London-listed alternative investment firm, following the merger of hedge fund managers GLG and Man last month.
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November 12, 2010
Following on from a stellar month in September all UCITS hedge fund benchmarks were positive again last month, according to indices complied by Absolute UCITS.
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November 12, 2010
The proliferation of UCITS hedge funds is growing which is creating opportunities for fund of hedge funds who want to use the wrapper, according to Miguel Abadi from Gems Advisors.
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November 11, 2010
Liquid UCITS hedge funds can potentially create greater systemic risks and there will be more fund closures in the sector, according to hedge funds consultant.
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November 09, 2010
UCITS hedge fund of funds are likely to see “explosive growth” in assets under management, according to a new report by KdK Asset Management.
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November 08, 2010
An Ennismore fund achieves the best UCITS hedge fund weekly performance, according to the Absolute UCITS database.
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November 08, 2010
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November 08, 2010
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November 05, 2010
Coupland Cardiff Asset Management, a specialist Asian fund manager, has launched an Irish-domiciled UCITS fund to capture domestic consumption growth in the region.
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November 04, 2010
Cantab Capital Partners, the Cambridge-based hedge fund firm led by former Goldman Sachs quantitative strategies chief Ewan Kirk, is working on a UCITS III-compliant version of its offshore CCP Quantitative Fund.
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November 04, 2010
Using indices is the future of the alternative investment industry, according to HCM director Edward Wethered.
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November 02, 2010
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched a long/short index commodity alpha UCITS fund.
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November 01, 2010
A fund run by Cazenove Capital Management has achieved the best UCITS hedge fund weekly performance for the week ending 22 October 2010, according to the new Absolute UCITS weekly performance report.
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November 01, 2010
Portfolio managers Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost have taken over day-to-day management of the RWC Cautious Absolute Rate and Currency Fund.