Funds of hedge funds
24 February 2012
Aberdeen Asset Management has renamed its £24bn alternative investment offering, which includes its multi-manager range, to better reflect strategies within the business.
02 December 2011
Maria Merricks looks at how hedge funds can help retail investors achieve portfolio diversification.
14 July 2011
F&C may be forced to make a multi-million pound payout after it lost a case against two founding partners of its fund of hedge funds business.
24 June 2011
Dexion to change Equity Alternative but Winterthur analyst warns it is too little too late.
04 April 2011
Hedge fund house RAB Capital is set to launch two UCITS III funds focusing on the commodities sector.
29 November 2010
Ignis has hired Michiel Timmerman from Aberdeen Asset Management to run its newly created £2.5bn multi-manager unit.
22 October 2010
S&P Fund Services reveals Fund of Hedge Funds (FoHFs) have seen improved Q3 returns, led by fixed income strategies
14 October 2010
Man Group has completed its purchase of GLG Partners, creating a diversified fund group running $63bn of assets.
29 September 2010
Man Group has launched a Ucits compliant fund of European hedge funds, run by Robin Lowe, its head of multi-manager long/short equities.
14 September 2010
If you thought the last decade was a misery for shareholders, just wait for the next one.
01 September 2010
Man Group has won overwhelming shareholder support for its $1.6bn (£1bn) bid for GLG Partners, and has made a senior appointment from GLG for the enlarged group.
05 May 2010
Thames River plans to close down its Currency Alpha fund following the departure of manager Bill Muysken.
23 April 2010
HSBC is to wind up its $100m listed Global Absolute fund of hedge funds following a vote by shareholders.
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