04/18/2013
New Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Commentary
Long/Short Equity funds produced positive returns in March
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04/18/2013
Lloyds 'looks to offload SWIP' to raise capital
Though a formal sale process has not begun, Deutsche Bank has reportedly been gauging interest from potential bidders.
04/17/2013
De Vere Group moves to jettison De Vere Venues
De Vere Group has hired Lazard to assist in the sale of its De Vere Venues arm
04/11/2013
UK Property Developers Woo ME Buyers
New exhibition in Dubai to feature luxury London properties that are not yet marketed even in the UK.
04/11/2013
Hargreaves Lansdown cuts Schroder fund from Wealth 150
They also say the fund has on average, slightly underperformed its benchmark in both rising and falling markets since launch.
04/11/2013
Hargreaves rallies behind new Crispin Odey fund
The firm likes the manager’s high-conviction style, but believes investors will need a very long time horizon if they are interested in backing his new offering.
04/11/2013
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for March 2013 measured 1.53%
“April brings higher capital activity volume with redemptions outpacing subscriptions, which is in line with last month’s slightly higher Forward Redemption Indicator,” said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Tech
04/10/2013
Sarasin launches low cost emerging markets fund
The dollar-denominated Dublin version launched with around $40 million of Sarasin client money.
04/09/2013
Hidden Risks in Active Commodity Indices - CS RESEARCH
Many of these new indices are optimized towards particular factors and events.
04/09/2013
New range of funds launched by Stirling House managed by Sarasin
The funds reflect the growing demand from Financial Advisers for professionally managed multi-asset investment funds designed to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of investors.
04/07/2013
Worldwide investment funds attract net sales of EUR 828 billion in 2012
Includes main highlights for Q4 2012.
04/07/2013
Transact makes £14.7m profit and sees 14% adviser boost
Turnover and expenses both stayed relatively flat during the year.
04/07/2013
Platforms kick off scramble for clean fund discounts
Demanding discounted clean share classes from fund managers
04/04/2013
Unicorn funds move to Cofunds
Unicorn is an independently owned investment management company founded in July 2000, focusing on small and mid-cap equities.
04/03/2013
Global ETP flows pass $70bn in record Q1
The group reports this year so far equities have accounted for 93 per cent of flows, with developed markets making up $60.5bn of flows.
04/03/2013
One in three hedge fund workers admits to knowing about rule-breaking, says US survey
One in three hedge fund employees has admitted to having “personally observed” rule-breaking a work, a survey has revealed, raising serious concerns about fraud in the high-rolling industry.
04/03/2013
Lyxor and US boutique team up for credit fund launch
It will be the first event driven, credit orientated strategy to be added to Lyxor’s Alternative Ucits Platform.
04/02/2013
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (“LAB”) Index Up 1.22% in March
“The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (“CSLAB”), which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry."
04/02/2013
Hong Kong Hedge Fund Industry Picks up Pieces for Worlds Rich Club
The hedge fund industry is finally the talk of ‘good news’ as hedge funds in Hong Kong have picked up pace for the investment managers of the rich and wealthy
04/02/2013
Quilter Appoints Cofunds as Custodian
He added that one of the key reasons for the appointment was Cofunds’ “unrivalled” fund coverage across the UK market.