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Matrix Asia Fund expands team

Matrix Asia Fund has added Sam West to its team, joining Rupert Foster and David Peerless. »

Longbow launches fund investing in emerging healthcare firms

Venture investor Longbow Capital has launched the Longbow Approved EIS Fund, a tax-efficient investment vehicle offering investors the opportunity to invest in a portfolio of emerging healthcare, life science and wellbeing companies. »

Offshore trusts still viable for America's rich, says BNA author

Despite the bad press Swiss banks have recently received, offshore trusts are still viable options for America's wealthy wishing to safeguard their liquid assets, according to BNA portfolio author and Coral Gables attorney Howard Rosen. »

Osmosis lists climate ETF on London Stock Exchange

Osmosis Investment Management has launched an exchange-traded fund which tracks a specially created index of 100 companies, all of which derive at least 50 per cent of their revenues from products or services focused on the efficient use of natural resources and the mitigation of climate change. »

Ziegler names Tom Paprocki chief executive

Ziegler has appointed Tom Paprocki as chief executive officer following the retirement of John Mulherin. »

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Comment & Opinion

Comment: UK property recovery confirmed

James Thornton, Fund Director at Mayfair Capital Investment Management comments on the results of the IPD’s latest survey of the UK property market. The IPD this week released the results of its Annual Index for 2009. At a positive return of +3.4% this confirmed the recovery indicated by the smaller sample measured by the IPD Monthly Index. »

Comment: Bespoke purchases at a new high as investors return to real estate

With signs that liquidity is returning to the commercial property sector in the UK, investors are returning to the market in order to take advantage of emerging opportunities says Daniel Freedman (pictured), Joint Managing Director at London & Capital, the boutique wealth manager. »

Comment: UK exits recession – slowly

Azad Zangana, European Economist at Schroders, cautions against expectations of a swift UK recovery. »

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Mon, 08/02/2010 - 16:03

Matrix Asia Fund has added Sam West to its team, joining Rupert Foster and David Peerless.

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 12:17

Osmosis Investment Management has launched an exchange-traded fund which tracks a specially created index of 100 companies, all of which derive at least 50 per cent of their revenues from products or services focused on the efficient use of natural resources and the mitigation of climate change.

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 16:03

Matrix Asia Fund has added Sam West to its team, joining Rupert Foster and David Peerless.

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 16:00

Venture investor Longbow Capital has launched the Longbow Approved EIS Fund, a tax-efficient investment vehicle offering investors the opportunity to invest in a portfolio of emerging healthcare, life science and wellbeing companies.

Fri, 05/02/2010 - 06:00

James Thornton, Fund Director at Mayfair Capital Investment Management comments on the results of the IPD’s latest survey of the UK property market.
The IPD this week released the results of its Annual Index for 2009. At a positive return of +3.4% this confirmed the recovery indicated by the smaller sample measured by the IPD Monthly Index.

HFRX Indices
StrategyDTDMTDIndex Value
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index-0.4410-0.04381156.51
HFRX Equal Weighted Strategies Index-0.27240.02341114.13
HFRX Absolute Return Index0.07780.2580988.11
HFRX Market Directional Index-0.39290.00601154.66
HFRX Convertible Arbitrage Index-0.06620.1098623.95
HFRX Distressed Securities Index-0.2113-0.0506960.00
HFRX Equity Hedge Index-1.0459-0.39051121.16
HFRX Equity Market Neutral Index0.09490.4222984.23
HFRX Event Driven Index-0.3216-0.08611355.56
HFRX Macro Index-0.49670.13741226.13
HFRX Merger Arbitrage Index-0.3003-0.21101444.80
HFRX Relative Value Arbitrage Index0.15180.25321112.40
Performance last updated : 04/02/2010