•  
• Tweet
•  
•        Print
•  
•         Track Keywords
•  
• 

Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: A roundup of the week's hedge fund launches, closures, index performance, trends, regulatory, legal and financial events pertaining to the alternative investments industry.

Last week, we heard of fund launches from Winton (UCITS version of flagship Diversified Program); RWC Partners (UCITS III pan-European long/short equity); new firm Soroban Capital; Fortitude (retail version of flagship); AMCL (special opps); Astenbeck (commodities); Blackcube (first hedge fund); Hylas Capital (event driven); Redwood (euro-zone crisis); RSR Capital (Asia arbitrage); and IBK Securities and Financial Risk Management (FoHFs).

Credit Suisse and Dow Jones Indexes signed an agreement which covers the calculation, licensing, branding and marketing of the hedge fund indexes formerly known as the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Indexes; and Eurekahedge launched a Ucits hedge fund database and index.

Event-driven funds are back in favour with net asset inflows ($5.6bn in Q1) for the first time since 2007, according to data provider HFR; macro hedge funds pulled in $2.5bn through April, according to data provider BarclayHedge; UCITS fund's inflows totalled Eur49b in Q1-10, said the European Fund and Asset Management Association; high-net worth individuals increased their allocations to hedge fund......................

To view our full article Click here