Alternatives

RAB Capital has agreed terms over a proposed management buyout as the troubled hedge fund looks to delist from the AIM stock exchange.

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.

Parmenion has created a range of seven risk-graded multi-asset funds in collaboration with Frontier Investment Management.

Crispin Odey has taken his stake in BSkyB to its "highest level" ever, according to Odey CEO David Stewart, as the broadcaster's share price continues to fall.

Now, who would have thought it? After being regarded as second rate citizens by many hedge funds leading up to and after the crunch, retail investors now hold the main remaining key to accessing some of the world's most sought-after managers.

GLG has bought its flagship European long-short hedge fund, managed by GLG co-founder Pierre Lagrange, to the UK market.

Paulson fund loses $500m on Sino stake Veteran hedge fund investor John Paulson has lost $500m through selling his entire holding in Sino Forest, a Chinese forestry company fighting fraud allegations, the FT reports.

Alternative investment boutique Future Capital Partners is to launch a Guernsey-listed income fund aiming to pay 7% from a portfolio of government-backed infrastructure projects.

Maria Merricks investigates bridging finance funds as an alternative income strategy.

Chief executive Tim Woolley has revealed the group will be looking to expand its offering in the hedge fund space over the next 12 months.