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Preqin reveals how institutional investors assess new funds

With almost three quarters of investment into hedge funds now coming from institutional investors, fund management companies need to know how to approach institutional investors for asset allocation.

Hedge Funds Review | 04 Jul 2010 | secure

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Hedge fund secondary market trading dominated by rush to dump illiquid investments

Liquidating or side-pocket share classes have dominated an increasing supply of illiquid portfolios and transactions during the May/June trading period on the secondary market for hedge funds.

Hedge Funds Review | 04 Jul 2010 | secure

Global investor confidence rises but North Americans remain pessimistic

Global investor confidence has risen by 1.3 points in June to 89.7. European (up 5.4 points) and Asian (up 1.7 points) confidence rose in June, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index....

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Jun 2010

No justification for cap-weighted indexes

Investors should seek alternatives to capitalisation-weighted stock market indexes, according to research by the EDHEC-Risk Institute.

Hedge Funds Review | 29 Jun 2010

Northern Trust unveils Ucits platform

Northern Trust has launched an Irish platform for Ucits funds aimed at institutional investors.

Hedge Funds Review | 29 Jun 2010

Hedge funds to remain main source of alpha over next three years for institutional investors

Hedge funds will remain popular among institutional clients over the next few years as investors seek high performance and new sources of alpha, according to a survey.

Hedge Funds Review | 28 Jun 2010

GlobeOp product aims to give hedge fund investors enhanced portfolio transparency

GlobeOp Financial Services has launched a product to help hedge fund managers demonstrate good governance and provide investors full visibility into the portfolio’s net asset value (NAV).

Hedge Funds Review | 25 Jun 2010

BlueCrest AllBlue Fund raises over £300m in new offering

BlueCrest AllBlue Fund has received applications for the purchase of C shares with an aggregate value of around £348.6 million ($516.07 million).

Hedge Funds Review | 21 Jun 2010

Castle Alternative Invest announces share buyback plan

A maximum of 10% of share capital to be bought back at up to 95% of NAV Initiative designed to manage discount and benefit shareholders

Hedge Funds Review | 17 Jun 2010

Hedge funds attract over $5bn inflows in May but performance losses cancel out gains

Investor allocations to hedge funds reached $5.44 billion in May 2010 but were offset by performance-based losses of $16.68 billion, according to Eurekahedge.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Jun 2010

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