10/04/2012
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the biggest hedge fund investor in the US, has been appointed as a member of the US Security and Exchange Commission’s
(SEC) newly formed Investor Advisory Committee, a statement released Tuesday confirms.
10/04/2012
Hedge funds saw inflows of around $6.8bn in February, recovering ground from the two months previous, which had the largest outflows since July 2009, according to the latest BarclayHedge and
TrimTabs Investment Research.
10/04/2012
Kaufman Rossin Fund Services (KRFS), an administrator based in Florida, has hired former Jefferies employee James Davis to open an office in Dallas, HFMWeek has learned.
10/04/2012
ALPS Fund Services, an administrator for alternative investments, has promoted Jason Cholewa to vice president of business development, according to a firm announcement.
10/04/2012
Analysis: Equity stat arb managers benefit and systematic funds falter during flat March
10/04/2012
Today: Hedge funds keep a lid on leverage; Fed backs added fund rules; ex-Henderson manager joins Investec EMD team; and more...
10/04/2012
The hedge fund industry was a shade down during March, losing -0.01%, but still up for the quarter in the sector’s strongest start to a year since 2006, data suggests.
10/04/2012
The $50bn Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (Prim) has released an RFP for “Hedge Fund of Fund Transition Management Services”, as it looks to liquidate $2.8bn
worth of FoHF investment and boost its direct investments by $2.7bn.
10/04/2012
German alternatives firm Aquila Capital has appointed a senior manager to its quantitative team, who will take responsibility for its quants funds.
10/04/2012
Algert Coldiron Investors (ACI), a San Francisco-based asset manager, is preparing to add Latin American exposure to its flagship quantitative equity market neutral hedge fund strategy,
HFMWeek has learned.