Morningstar’s observations on liquid alt asset flows

Organic growth rates for liquid alt mutual funds in 2014 were larger than any other broad Morningstar category, at 12%, [Read More]
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Towers Watson: Bridgewater, Och-Ziff, Man have most pension assets on direct side while Blackstone and Grosvenor have most on fund of funds side

Towers Watson Global Alternatives Survey 2015 finds that institutional investors continue to use hedge funds to access skill and build [Read More]
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Global macro takes big hit in June

HFRI macro index showed a 2.41% drop in June with a year-to-date loss of 0.41%. It was the worst monthly [Read More]
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IRS clamping down on basket option strategy

The Internal Revenue Service says that basket options will now be “listed transactions.” Those using them must declare them on [Read More]
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Sightings…

Highbridge Capital has hired Nick Strong and Simon Peatfield from  Intermediate Capital Group as they launch a new collateralized loan [Read More]
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