Investing in Hedge Funds

Private equity fundraising in the first three months of 2009 dropped to its lowest level in more than five years - news that will be a surprise to few - while the number of buyout firms sc »

Amid the constant flow of bad news for the hedge fund industry comes a shot in the arm for the sector, with the news that the UK's second-largest pension fund, the Universities Superannuat »

South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who gained worldwide fame in April 2002 when he paid an estimated USD20m to take part in a space flight, has demonstrated his faith in the fut »

The Macquarie Group and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank have launched a fund that is expected to raise up to USD1bn to invest in infrastructure opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council c »

Even some of what seem to be the biggest and most solid hedge fund managers in the world are now having to renege on their promised liquidity in order to avoid having to liquidate assets o »

For the first nine months of 2008, Ucits recorded total net outflows of EUR193bn, including EUR92bn in the third quarter, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association, w »

Emerging market private equity specialist Actis has announced the closing of its USD2.9bn private equity fund, Actis Emerging Markets 3 - one of the largest dedicated emerging markets priv »

The latest figures compiled by the Jersey Financial Services Commission indicate that fund and other business in the island held up well during the third quarter of the year despite the di »

Hedge funds need to sell off a further USD200bn in assets to meet their objectives on deleveraging, according to a survey by US research firm Sanford C. »

Chicago-based OCA Ventures, an early stage technology venture capital firm established by the founders of derivatives trading firm O'Connor & Associates, has announced the final close »