CI Financial has struck a deal to acquire a "significant minority interest” in Lawrence Park Capital Partners Ltd., an alternative asset manager focused on fixed-income and credit strategies.
If emerging markets seem to dominate mainstream investing discourse, rest assured, the same is true of the alternative investment space. Among hedge fund managers, global macro strategies are expected to deliver the best returns in 2012.
Hedge funds continued to struggle in June as volatile market movements created a difficult trading environment, according to a commentary from Man Group plc, a London-based alternatives investment management firm.
Alternative investments will increasingly become part of institutional and high net worth (HNW) portfolios. In fact, they are likely to blend right in to the traditional portfolio, supplanting long-held notions of what the portfolio core should look like. “Alternatives, at least for the next few years, are increasingly going to be part of our portfolios—certainly […]
As you plan, you will undoubtedly consider asset allocation and risk tolerance. Hedge funds can play an important role due to their non-correlation with traditional investments and the ability to provide true portfolio diversification. Yet myths about hedge funds continue to keep advisors and investors on the sidelines.
BluMont Capital has announced a plan to merge BluMont Core Hedge Fund with Exemplar Market Neutral Portfolio, a class of shares of Exemplar Portfolios Ltd. BluMont says the merger would benefit investors because the Market Neutral Portfolio will provide daily liquidity and lower minimum purchase amounts. It also offers lower management fees and tax-free switching […]
AlphaNorth Asset Management has announced that the AlphaNorth Partners Fund will implement limitations to new investors. Purchases of the fund’s Class A and Class D shares will be limited to existing investors beginning on July 1st, 2011. The last date for subscription by new investors on the current terms will be June 30th, 2011. “It […]
Hedge fund manager Palos Management has announced it is entering the mass market retail investment space, creating a mutual fund. “We were being asked by investment advisors to create a mutual fund for retail investors that pays out quarterly distributions and is RRSP eligible, so that their clients could have access to our unique strategies,” […]
Picton Mahoney Asset Management today announced that the Picton Mahoney Market Neutral Equity Fund Class A and Class F will be closed to new investments on April 30, 2011. The last date for subscription is April 29, 2011. This decision was made in light of the strong level of capital inflows into the fund and […]
Hedge funds lagged the overall market in February, as the best performing category mustered only have of the growth of the S&P 500, according to EDHEC-Risk Institute. The U.S. broad market index turned in a gain of 3.43% for the month, while CTA (Commodity Trading Advisors) global funds returned 1.72%, making it the best hedge […]