By Hedge Fund Insight staff KKR, the quoted alternatives firm, and Marshall Wace LLP, one of London’s largest and longest-established hedge fund firms, today announced a long-term strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, KKR will acquire at closing a 24.9% interest in Marshall Wace through a combination of cash and common units. […] Read more »
Absolute Hedge UCITS Strategy Review for 2014 – Winners & Losers
By Georg Reutter and Matthew Barrett of Kepler Partners Below we review each sub-sector in the Absolute Hedge universe, identifying the most important players and notable performances last year. Managed Futures After several years of poor or disappointing returns, Managed Futures were the standout sector in 2014. The sector got off to a […] Read more »
UCITS Hedge Funds – Fund Raising Winners
By Kepler Partners LLP Having previously focused only on alternative UCITS strategies with a UK registration, to reflect the increasingly global nature of alternative UCITS we have expanded the universe we analyse to include all alternative UCITS funds regardless of their domicile. By the end of 2013 the alternative UCITS sector now controls over […] Read more »