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Legg Mason targets mass-affluent investors with Permal FoHF

Legg Mason has launched a registered version of Permal’s fixed income fund of hedge funds for US accredited investors. The FoHF focuses on developed, emerging market and hedged fixed income strategies.......

Hedge Funds Review | 02 Feb 2012secure

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Increased liquidity likely to boost short-term options trading by hedge funds and institutions

Short-term options accounted for a growing portion of total options volumes last year and hedge fund use is likely to grow in 2012, says Tabb. Infrastructure requirements may be prohibitive, however.

Hedge Funds Review | 23 Jan 2012secure

Hedge fund asset flows in 2012 should top pre-2008, says Agecroft

Hedge funds will benefit from pension funds increasing their allocations to alternatives in 2012. Retail investors are also likely to look to alternative investments, according to Agecroft Partners.

Hedge Funds Review | 04 Jan 2012secure

Sponsored forum: Hedge funds see Ucits wrappers as way to new sources of capital

Hedge funds are continuing to look at Ucits products as attractive. However, there are pitfalls to putting any strategy into the framework and managers need to understand the rules and constraints

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Sep 2011

Hedge funds tap Alpha Strategic for operating capital

Alpha Strategic, an alternative investment market (AIM) listed company, is eager to provide hedge funds with operating capital in return for a slice of management and performance fee revenue.

Hedge Funds Review | 08 Aug 2011secure

Esma consults on ETFs and Ucits structured products

European Union regulators are looking at how they should extend rules regarding Ucits exchange traded funds (ETFs) and structured Ucits products. Comments are due by September 16.

Hedge Funds Review | 26 Jul 2011secure

Merchant Capital to expand Ucits hedge fund platform

Merchant Capital’s Ucits platform is to take on five hedge funds by October 2011. The first is Spectrum Partners’ Russian Phoenix Ucits Fund, which follows a long/short equity strategy.

Hedge Funds Review | 06 Jul 2011secure

European hedge funds unprepared for Dodd-Frank

European hedge funds may be unprepared for the implementation of the US Dodd-Frank Act on July 16, warns Newedge in-house counsel. He said extra-territoriality provisions will hit European managers.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Jun 2011secure

Ratings needed for non-financial risks in European Union funds management industry

Strengthening of capital requirements and better information to evaluate non-financial risks are important for hedge funds. Fund governance needs to be strengthened to manage non-financial risks.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2011secure

Investor profile: SkyBridge Capital

SkyBridge Capital, a $7.4 billion hedge fund investor, is expanding its funds of hedge funds business and pushing into the retail sector at a time when most of its competitors are shrinking.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2011secure

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