The Northwater Five-Year Market-Neutral Trust is actively raising cash in Northwater Five-Year Market-Neutral Fund Ltd., the hedge fund portfolio to which it has exposure, in anticipation of the trust’s termination on June 30, 2009, the trust announced Thursday.The fund’s investment advisor, Northwater Capital Management Inc. has submitted redemptions for all of the hedge funds in […]
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Epic Capital Management Inc. is closing its Epic Limited Partnership hedge fund, according to reports Wednesday. The fund, managed by Epic CEO David Fawcett, focused on Canadian investment opportunities, It was launched in November 2000.In September, the fund had a negative return of 13.7%. Year-to-date, the fund had fallen 37.9%.Epic’s decision also affects the Arrow […]
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Asset management solutions firm HighView Financial Group Inc. has entered a strategic partnership with London, England-based Fortune Asset Management Ltd. to provide alternative asset management solutions, funds and research to Canadian wealth management firms, the company announced Monday. The partnership with Fortune, which is an alternative asset management firm offering multi-manager products as well as […]