Hedge Funds

  • Odey launches Ucits version of European hedge fund

    Odey launches Ucits version of European hedge fund

    Odey Asset Management is to launch a Ucits version of its flagship European hedge fund strategy.

  • Continued upturn in hedge fund performance

    Continued upturn in hedge fund performance

    Hedge fund returns continued on an upward trajectory in January, as equity-exposed strategies and funds of hedge funds posted the highest returns for a number of months.

  • hedge fund pay packets esma

    hedge fund pay packets esma

    The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final guidelines on the remuneration of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs), which will align them with other financial sectors, it announced today.

  • Odey on top though ucits beaten by hedge funds

    Odey on top though ucits beaten by hedge funds

    Ucits hedge funds returned on average 3% in 2012, though they underperformed the 6.2% achieved by the offshore hedge fund world, according to research from Kepler.

  • listed hedge funds absolute returns

    listed hedge funds absolute returns

    Stephen Peters goes in search of funds that can provide an absolute return but do not charge a performance fee for providing investors with nothing more than market beta.

  • abn amro overweights hedge funds

    abn amro overweights hedge funds

    ABN Amro has upped its allocation to macro strategy hedge funds to steer its way thorugh what it sees as the array of current economic and policy risks.

  • hsbc opens up next generation fund

    hsbc opens up next generation fund

    HSBC has launched high net worth (HNW) and institutional share classes for its Next Generation Fund, which invests in “new and upcoming hedge fund managers” and targets an annualised return of 12% to 15%.

  • Deutsche Bank adds to hedge fund range

    Deutsche Bank adds to hedge fund range

    Deutsche Bank has announced the launch of the DB Platinum IV Fortinbras Prism Index, a long/short Ucits strategy which aims to capture trends in fixed income, interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity markets.

  • polar capital long-only gains outweigh hf losses

    polar capital long-only gains outweigh hf losses

    Polar Capital’s hedge fund range saw assets under management fall by nearly $100m compared to a rise of close to $900m.

  • gam ups its fund of hedge fund capability

    gam ups its fund of hedge fund capability

    GAM has hired Anthony Lawler from Man Group to help develop the firm’s fund of hedge fund portfolios.

  • heaven knows we are better off now

    heaven knows we are better off now

    Theres panic on the streets of London, declared Morrissey in 1986 but in the 25 years since The Smiths ruled the charts, and Big Bang which set off a revolution in the City, have things changed?

  • rambourg returns with paris based hedge fund business

    rambourg returns with paris based hedge fund business

    Former Gartmore man Guillaume Rambourg has returned to running money with a new hedge fund venture based in Paris.