02/29/2012
Hedge fund managers must prove their performance and transparency mettle - study
Beyond communication, the survey shows that investors want greater detail in terms of security-level disclosure, including leverage detail, valuation methodology, and risk analytics.
02/29/2012
KPMG-Wharton Survey Indicates Boost for M&A Activity in 2012
Interest in emerging markets notwithstanding, respondents expect most of this year's deals to occur in North America (62 percent), followed by China (36 percent), Western Europe (30 percent), and Brazil (20 percent). Some observers were concerned ab
02/24/2012
Deutsche Bank today announced the results of its tenth annual Alternative Investment Survey, which was conducted in December 2011 by the Bank's Global Prime Finance business.
02/17/2012
Saturna Capital Receives Best Islamic Asset Manager Award
While Islamic finance is still considered a niche industry, assets under Islamic management are widely estimated to top US$1 trillion worldwide.
02/16/2012
Macquarie to provide third party hedge fund capital raising services
Target managers will ideally have at least $500 million of assets with an ultimate target of at least $1.5 billion and at least a three-year track record.
02/16/2012
Cantor makes initial plans for seeding fund
The firm's first seeding vehicle would provide between $25 million and $50 million to between 20 and 25 emerging hedge fund managers.
02/14/2012
Galiam intends to utilize its technical models to create a portfolio of global, well diversified, multi asset class investments, while providing stable growth, which is independent of market direction and economic conditions.
02/14/2012
A secretive hedge fund legend prepares to surface
On the heels of weak performance in 2011, Louis Bacon has to reveal information about $15 billion Moore Capital to the SEC—and he's not happy about it.
02/14/2012
Ex-TCI and Citadel execs to launch hedge fund
Naya will launch its maiden fund, a global long/short equity vehicle, on May 1, a spokesman said.
02/08/2012
Lazard Asset Management has announced the launch of the Lazard Alternative Strategies 1099 Fund, a fund of hedge funds that offers investors the ability to participate in the hedge fund asset class with a minimum investment of $25,000. In lieu of K-1s, IR
02/06/2012
It may sound impossible but one of the best financial investments of the past three years has been a collapsed bank. And not just any bank but Lehman Brothers, the world’s biggest bankruptcy.
02/03/2012
Mr. Keitel believes that equity markets are further trending in positive direction due to improved global macroeconomic conditions, stabilizing policy measures taken in Europe, and the European Central Bank’s strong liquidity support for Eurozone ba
02/03/2012
Fund to deploy US$1B to Small and Midsize Hedge Funds
02/02/2012
The Fund invests in a broad range of fixed income strategies, employing flexible asset allocation and moving capital between credit and non credit strategies. Investments include developed as well as emerging market fixed income and long/short fixed incom
01/31/2012
BMO Investments has announced that the portfolio managers for BMO Greater China Class, a class of shares of BMO Global Tax Advantage Funds Inc. and BMO Emerging Markets Fund will change.
01/25/2012
San Diego-based FirstAgain specializes in providing direct unsecured loans to super-prime borrowers via the Internet.
01/25/2012
Multimedia Review depicts people, organization continuously adapting to meet client and community needs
01/17/2012
The updated criteria report takes into consideration the changes reflective in the Takaful market, particularly regarding the increasing development of the regulatory framework within certain countries and the key issues relating to Takaful operating stru
01/16/2012
Conifer iCon provides a full scope of asset servicing processes, including a data repository and in-depth attribution reporting through a fully customizable portal. All investment operations can be carried out from any location through a browser.
01/16/2012
To understand the perverse structures, let's compare the compensation of two hypothetical CEOs, Bill and Sally, appointed on Jan. 1, 2007 and retired five years later on Dec. 31, 2011.