09/30/2011
SEC registration may apply to smaller hedge funds
SEC registration may apply to smaller hedge funds
Alternative Investments
09/30/2011
More than 100 jobs axed as company relocates
More than 100 jobs axed as company relocates
09/29/2011
Castle Hall and Orchard Harbour form a strategic alliance
Castle Hall and Orchard Harbour form a strategic alliance
09/29/2011
Apple of their eye: U.S. hedge fund top holdings
Apple of their eye: U.S. hedge fund top holdings
09/29/2011
Hedge funds face new round of redemptions
Hedge funds face new round of redemptions
09/26/2011
RBC to stop offering defined benefit plan
RBC to stop offering defined benefit plan
09/23/2011
Advisers fear customers will be hit by cost of unbundling
Advisers are concerned that Cofunds' unbundled pricing model will result in higher costs for consumers.
09/23/2011
Northern Trust Assists Clients in Management of Private Market Assets
Northern Trust’s Alternative Funds (AF)-Fund Valuation Status Summary integrates data including cash flows and valuation information to assist clients in their management and due diligence of these specialized assets.
09/21/2011
PIMCO launches new fund to take advantage of long-term inflation
PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Inflation Response Multi-Asset Fund for investors looking to hedge global inflation risks and take advantage of returns that inflation dynamics offer.
09/21/2011
National Bank to buy HSBC Securities
The National Bank of Canada confirmed Tuesday it is buying the full-service investment advisory and retail brokerage business of HSBC Securities (Canada) for $206 million in cash.
09/19/2011
AdvisorShares Announces Partnership with Commerce Asset Management
AdvisorShares Investments has announced a partnership with Commerce Asset Management to develop an actively managed ETF which will utilize Markov Processes International's patented Dynamic Style Analysis technology in an attempt to outperform the maj
09/16/2011
Goldman Sachs Shuts Global Alpha Fund
Goldman Sachs will shut its Global Alpha fund after clients pulled money from the quantitative trading pool that was once the firm’s largest hedge fund.
09/16/2011
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index fell 2.30% in August
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Outperforms Equity Benchmark by More Than Five Percentage Points in August
09/13/2011
Institutional traders concerned by high frequency trading - survey
Concerns Run Highest In Global Firms and in U.S. and Europe
09/12/2011
Scotiabank taps into China’s growth
Bank of Nova Scotia is taking a stake in China’s Bank of Guangzhou, a small but expanding commercial lender in a region where growth remains robust, especially by global standards.
09/12/2011
Morgan Stanley Releases The Definitive Gold Stocks Report
While this is a blunt tool, we do believe it provides a good illustration how the sector has historically discounted the spot gold price, but currently does not seem to believe that the current $1800/oz gold price will hold.
09/08/2011
Franklin Templeton launches new fund for US investors
Franklin Templeton Investments today announced the launch of Franklin Templeton Global Allocation Fund for U.S. investor
09/07/2011
Model-driven hedge funds among losers in SNB shock
Hedge funds, betting on global markets and driven by computer models, were among those hardest hit by Switzerland's shock intervention on Tuesday to reverse profitable bets on the Swiss franc's "safe-haven" status.
09/02/2011
Fitch Publishes Report on Brazilian Investment Fund Management Challenges
Fitch Ratings has published the Brazilian Investment Fund Management report which updates the agency's view of challenges of this industry.
08/31/2011
The Complete Guide To The Good And The Bad Hedge Funds In The Worst Month Of 2011
Hedge funds with long exposure to the equity market (generally long/short managers) got crushed in August.