12/31/2013
"This will allow investors to get access to a wide range of markets, trading strategies and alternative investments in a controlled environment," William Landes, senior managing director at Gottex and the fund's chief investment officer sai
12/31/2013
Building and sustaining income-producing products is where firms -- especially legacy fixed-income managers -- face some of their greatest hurdles in 2014 and beyond.
12/26/2013
Despite the lighthearted nature of this situation, theft has become a nagging problem in the world of bitcoin. Earlier this year, it was reported that someone stole up to $100 million in the digital currency from “Sheep Marketplace,” an illega
12/19/2013
The firm began marketing BlackRock Credit Alpha Fund in October, with an initial target of $500 million and the potential to increase it, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the process isn’t completed.
12/17/2013
It added that these activities differ in important ways from commercial banking and insurance activities.
12/16/2013
Citibank’s analyst believes that the market is likely to end up with a plethora of “bitcoin lookalikes with little to choose between them, so pricing becomes very difficult.
12/16/2013
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to force overseas financial firms to comply with certain U.S. rules
12/15/2013
The ad appears to be the first of its kind in the industry, which was recently allowed to market in such a way after this summer’s passage of the JOBS Act.
12/12/2013
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: November performance 1.47%; Capital Movement Index: December net flows advance 0.60%
12/11/2013
His appointment demonstrates our commitment to developing innovative solutions for our clients who are struggling to help their employees transition to retirement.
12/11/2013
The West Coast expansion will bring the firm closer to key players in the fast-growing payment provider industry, co-founder Jerry von Dohlen said in an interview.
12/11/2013
A fund established to offer investors exposure to Bitcoin is holding around $65 million in the digital currency after two months in operation
12/10/2013
The business of hedge funds is caught between rising costs and falling management fees, holding little profit for managers who don’t perform.
12/09/2013
Hedge fund managers seek to set themselves apart through branding
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 might have lifted the ban on advertising private funds
12/09/2013
Alternative investments — particularly private equity — were massively popular with institutional investors this year, continuing a trend that has endured at least three years.
12/09/2013
Economics Fosters Investor-Manager Alignment of Interests
12/08/2013
A hedge fund group has started a television channel to market their wares, but it won't exactly be the next Breaking Bad
12/04/2013
William H. Gross has taken over management of the PIMCO Unconstrained Bond Fund
12/03/2013
Moelis & Co., the advisory firm founded by Kenneth Moelis, is seeking to set up a collateralized loan obligation business
12/02/2013
Deutsche Bank has published the results of a survey which examines the expanding role of hedge funds within the wider asset management industry.