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Launches

Syz combines CTA exposure and tail risk hedging in fund of hedge funds

Syz & Co is launching a FoHF that invests in CTAs and tail risk hedging strategies to try to provide uncorrelated returns plus protection when the market is volatile.

Hedge Funds Review | 21 Dec 2011secure

Risk appetite

Onshore Brazilian hedge fund gives domestic investors access to offshore managers

FoHF Financial Risk Management is to launch the first onshore Brazilian fund which invests in offshore hedge funds and aimed at pension funds. It predicts others will follow.

Hedge Funds Review | 21 Dec 2011secure

Systematic Alpha plans multi-strategy futures fund

Systematic Alpha is combining four hedge fund strategies to create a multi-strategy fund. It is confident of its ability to generate positive performance despite its main fund suffering this year.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Dec 2011secure

Brazilian hedge funds enter Ucits field

First Brazilian Ucits hedge fund launched on Morgan Stanley’s FundLogic Alternatives platform. The long/short equity market neutral strategy is based on an existing fund benchmarked to the Bovespa.

Hedge Funds Review | 14 Dec 2011secure

Credit specialist Muzinich plans high-yield hedge fund launch in 2012

Muzinich is planning to launch a parallel version of a high-yield credit fund it currently sub-advises for Deutsche Bank. The fund manager believes high yield presents a convincing investment story.

Hedge Funds Review | 08 Dec 2011secure

Hedge fund roundup: the story for November so far

As uncertainty about the future direction of the global markets persists, hedge funds have continued to seek opportunities for upside as the new launches for the month so far demonstrate.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Nov 2011secure

Hedge funds eye opportunities posed by troubled US home loans

Sales of distressed US mortgage portfolios could be a boon for hedge funds. Galton Capital Management, part of Mariner Investment Group, is preparing to launch a fund to capitalise on the opportunity....

Hedge Funds Review | 07 Nov 2011secure

Switzerland signs vital tax deal with Germany securing access for alternative funds

Switzerland and Germany have initialled a tax deal which will give Swiss securities funds the same access to the market as Ucits vehicles. Germany’s regulator BaFin has approved the agreement.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Aug 2011secure

Milltrust International to launch institutionally focused emerging markets funds

UK hedge fund veteran Simon Hopkins has teamed with Milltrust to launch a managed account platform in Singapore aimed at institutional investors interested in hedge funds focused on emerging markets.

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Aug 2011secure

John Locke Investments launches managed futures Ucits hedge fund

John Locke Investments, a Paris-based commodity trading advisor (CTA), has launched its first Ucits-compliant fund, the Cyril Systematic Fund.

Hedge Funds Review | 13 Jul 2011secure

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