08/20/2013
Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.88 per cent in July
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.88% in July.
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08/19/2013
Neptune Income Fund removal from Wealth 150
Our analysis suggests that the manager's stock selection has been the main reason for the disappointing performance.
08/19/2013
Dubai’s gold trade waits on India windfall
UAE’s gold and jewellery trade aims to be a direct beneficiary as India imposes further controls on domestic consumption of the metal in all its forms.
08/18/2013
Gold flows from Britain to Switzerland surge in H1-Macquarie
The UK exported 240 tonnes of gold to Switzerland in May alone, while its exports over the first half of this year totalled 797 tonnes, Macquarie said in a note.
08/15/2013
Paulson offloads gold as prices plunge
Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, who told investors as recently as last month that they should own gold, cut his holdings in the metal by more than half as prices plunged into a bear market.
08/14/2013
Ban on commission hits Zurich private client sales
Maintained strong cash generation and solvency levels
08/13/2013
Swiss Life First-Half Profit Rises 30% After Premiums Increase
"Swiss Life further improved its operational effectiveness in the first half of 2013
08/12/2013
SS&C GlobeOp performance index up 1.52% in July, 6.55% year to date
The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index is an asset-weighted, independent monthly window on hedge fund performance
08/07/2013
Pioneer announces partnership deal with Japanese giant
Investment firm announces tie-up with UK arm of Mitsubishi UFJ AM and assigns equity mandate.
08/07/2013
Commodity Market Increased in July Amid Improved Economic Indicators
Commodities were higher in July as fundamentals improved for some commodities, supported by positive macroeconomic data.
08/05/2013
Amundi results reflect good momentum
Amundi registered a solid level of business in the first half. Including 100% of the joint ventures in Asia
08/05/2013
Swiss boutique launches third fund in quick succession
Lugano-based asset management firm bolsters growing range of SICAV-compliant funds with latest strategy
08/04/2013
Blackstone Closes Acquisition of Strategic Partners from Credit Suisse
Blackstone and Credit Suisse today announced that Blackstone had closed on its acquisition of Strategic Partners from Credit Suisse. Strategic Partners is a secondary private fund of funds business, with $10 billion in assets under management.
08/02/2013
Berkshire Q2 Profit Surges
The Warren Buffett-led conglomerate has impressed with its latest earnings.
08/01/2013
Man Group posts client outflows as key hedge fund suffers
Funds under management dropped 9 percent to $52 billion, while the group said it had made a first half adjusted profit before tax of $134 million.
08/01/2013
George Clooney zaps hedge fund billionaire as 'carpetbagger'
Actor George Clooney, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, attacked one of the most famous hedge fund managers on Wall Street, calling billionaire Daniel Loeb a “carpet bagger” who is “trying to manipulate the market.”
07/29/2013
Credit Suisse and Cass Business School Launch New Multi-Asset Indices
Credit Suisse launched a series of investable indices designed to provide an efficient and cost-effective way to gain exposure to a multi-asset class investment strategy.
07/28/2013
18 Similarities Between The Last Financial Crisis and Today
It is almost as if we are being forced to watch some kind of a perverse replay of previous events
07/28/2013
Aberdeen, Artemis and Schroders Funds choose Euroclear for settlement
Three big UK investment funds have chosen to settle their transactions with Euroclear UK & Ireland
07/28/2013
Cambridge Creating Billionaires Row
It’s hardly in the realms of the Asters and Vanderbilts but business executives in Cambridge are gradually steering the UK’s science and technology cluster into its own Gilded Age