RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of -0.18 per cent in January, and has averaged an annual net return of 3.97 per cent. The RBC Hedge 250 Index is comprised of 250 hedge funds and has become one of the more representative investable indexes of the hedge fund industry’s performance.
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The partnership between a leading hedge fund administrator and a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services enables hedge fund clients to better represent their fund’s risk. RiskMetrics allows LaCrosse clients access to their applications at no charge.
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Hedge Fund Law Firm creates NFA required self-examination checklists to assist all types of CFTC registered managers. The checklists can be downloaded online at http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 9, 2010 — In an effort to better serve firms registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), Mallon P.C. has developed a set of easy-to-use [...]
MFA aligns with Connecticut Hedge Fund Association (CTHFA) in order to broaden a mutual understanding of the market’s issues. Connecticut hosts one of the largest concentration of hedge fund firms in the country.
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MFA Announces Alliance With Connecticut Hedge Fund Association
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Acquisition of NorthPoint Trading Partners Adds Established Boutique Prime Brokerage Platform to ConvergEx’s Suite of Services
New York, November 23, 2009 - ConvergEx, a leading provider of investment and execution technology solutions to institutional clients worldwide, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NorthPoint Trading Partners, LLC. With this acquisition, ConvergEx will [...]
NEW YORK, LONDON – 04 NOVEMBER 2009 – GlobeOp has launched hosted services for Geneva, Advent’s award-winning portfolio management and fund accounting solution, offering hedge funds a scalable, proven outsourcing solution that can reduce both fund time to market and execution risks.
Customized hosted and full platform conversion services are available on a standalone basis or [...]
LONDON, NEW YORK, PARIS - 17 November 2009 - Mereor Absolute Return Fund, which focuses on merger and credit arbitrage strategies, has selected GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE: GO) as its full-service fund administration provider. The fund is advised by Mereor Investment Management and Advisory SAS (”Mereor”), a Paris-based investment management firm, and is scheduled to [...]
LONDON, 9 November: Netik, the global financial data management and reporting vendor, is pleased to announce that ALPS Fund Services, Inc., a leading provider of asset servicing to the investment management industry, has successfully implemented Netik Information Portal to address their internal and external reporting needs. Since going live with Netik Information Portal, ALPS [...]
New York (Nov. 3, 2009) Award winning blog and social network The Glass Hammer (www.theglasshammer.com) and Stone House Consulting, LLC have released a survey featuring surprising new insights into the buy-side industry.
Respondents to The Glass Hammer / Stone House Consulting survey represent more than 75 investment management firms with nearly $7 trillion in assets under [...]
The owner and manager of Isometric Capital Management, Sanjiv Bhatia, will be launching the first Asia focused hedge fund, while FRM Capital Advisors plan to make significant investments.
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FRM Capital Advisors (”FCA”), the seeding division of Financial Risk Management (”FRM”), has [...]