When recommending alternative investments for clients, it is vital to understand the various strategies they employ
The European Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework for alternative investment managers.The so-called Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers “aims to create a comprehensive and effective regulatory and supervisory framework” for this segment of the market in the European Union.The proposed directive will require alternative managers to be registered and to be subject to […]
Assets down 41% from June 2008 peak
Assets decline 9% in the first two months of the year as redemptions surge
Growth expected to resume later in 2009
Closing date for submissions is April 30
Hearing continues June 16
Markets could stabilize by mid-year
Fund assets fall for fifth-straight month
Hedge funds likely managed a positive return of about 0.80% in January, based on prelimary data from the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index.Relative value managers (such as convertible arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage, and equity market neutral strategies) were generally up for the month, buoyed by improving credit markets and central bank interventions, the index provider […]