Hedge funds

On May 31, 2012, The AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF (NYSE: ALFA) has begun trading today, launched by Exchange Traded Concepts and AlphaClone LLC.

On May 17, 2012, Altegris Advisors has launched the Altegris Equity Long Short Fund (ELSAX), designed to generate and capture alpha on the long and short side of the equity markets, predominantly US stocks.

On MAy 15, 2012, The International Securities Exchange and AlphaClone LLC, a provider of hedge fund position replication, announced their partnership to promote AlphaClone's innovative hedge fund position replication index, the AlphaClone Hedge Fund Long/Short Index.

On May 10, 2012, Credit Suisse's Asset Management Division has launched the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Fund, designed to offer access to hedge fund-like returns, with the flexibility of daily liquidity, increased transparency and 1099 tax reporting.

May 7, 2012 story: Investors act emotionally, not logically, toward the securities they buy or sell.

On April 24, La Jolla, Calif.-based alternative mutual fund provider Altegris announced that it will launch a new "R" share class on May 1 to four of its private placement funds exclusively for registered investment advisors looking to bet on the once-again popular hedge fund space.

On April 17, 2012, Guggenheim Investment Advisory, a division of Guggenheim Partners, has hired Citi to provide a complete suite of services including middle office, fund administration and custody for Guggenheim’s hedge fund investment platform.

Quantitative hedge fund manager Hagin Investment Management has launched an equities market neutral product aimed for mutual fund investors.

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ProShares Trust has expanded Citigroup’s regulatory administration services contract to include the alternative investment manager’s exchange traded funds.

The seven hedge fund benchmark indexes operated by alternative investment manager IndexIQ on average rose more than 3% in January, according to January 2012 performance data released by the firm.

The world's largest asset management firm will be the first to list securities on a BATS Global Markets electronic venue that now competes for listings on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. BlackRock will list eight single-country ETFs with BATS. Based on MSCI Indexes, the ETFs will cover: Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Norway and the U.K. The Norway fund will start trading Jan. 24 and the other funds soon after.

With performance under par, hedge fund managers got smaller year-end bonuses for 2011, according to the Hedge Fund Compensation Report, released Tuesday.

Hedge funds will take in record net new assets in 2012, predicts consultancy Agecroft Partners, based on interviews with more than 2,000 institutional investors. In 2011, hedge funds took in $67 billion, to reach $1.72 trillion.

The International Securities Exchange said Thursday that it intended to provide venture capital to the exchange-traded product industry.

Citi Prime Finance had launched “Hedge Fund 3.0,” an outsourcing operating model to cover the core functions of launching, managing and building out successful hedge funds. With the aid of this program, Citi said, hedge funds can focus instead on their investment management, marketing and investor relations.

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index fell for a second straight month, finishing down 3.2% in September, but beating the Dow Jones Global Index’s 9.88% decline.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has designated the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as the agency to develop and maintain the system for hedge fund advisors to to receive new registration forms for hedge fund advisers and established a filing fee of $150.

Man Investments has launched the Man Long Short Fund, a ’40 Act equity hedge fund-of-fund that will invest in up to 30 portfolios and offer monthly liquidity. With a minimum investment of $50,000, the fund will only be available to high-net-worth clients of top-tier broker-dealers.

Hedge funds took in $6.1 billion in net new flows in August, marking the seventh month of inflows since January, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. For the first eight months of the year, hedge funds have seen $51 billion in inflows.