New Indian-Mauritius tax treaty will help India
The reworked Indian-Mauritius tax treaty is not going to impact foreign flows into the country but will help provide a level-playing field to investments from […]
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Chinese hedge funds show interest in India’s infra projects
In an acknowledgement of India’s potential as an investment destination, Chinese equity hedge fund Silver Spring Capital will soon invest over `2,000 crore ($300 million) […]
Sebi Limits algo trading
Sebi’s technical advisory committee has found evidence that the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd violated norms of fair access while providing co-location, which gave […]
Ambit Investment Advisors to launch India focused hedge fund
Ambit Investment Advisors, a Mumbai-based joint-venture with Nikko Asset Management, is seeking to raise $150 million by the middle of next year for an India-focused […]
Registered as an Alternative Investment Fund
How to get registered as an Alternative Investment Fund 1. The Applicant for grant of registration as an Alternative Investment Fund under SEBI (Alternative Investment […]
Indian hedge fund is experimenting with the fee structure
Barely a year old, the Indian hedge fund sector is already experimenting with the global standard fee structure for such investment vehicles. Hedge funds the […]
Hedge funds investing in Indian assets have struck gold
Managed futures hedge funds in India that employ strategies involving equity derivatives were among the star performers for the industry globally in January-November 2013. These […]
New programs in Quantitative Finance
Post graduate Program in Financial Engineering by Indian Institute of Quantitative Finance (IIQF): Financial Engineering is a multidisciplinary field involving the application of theories from […]
Internship at Hedge Fund
Open Positions Trade Strategy Specialist Intern Origination and structuring of new trading ideas Developing new strategies based on recent market movements Conducting extensive quantitative analysis […]
Demystifying Hedge Funds
Demystifying Hedge Funds Still at a nascent stage in the Indian market, a hedge fund is a popular product overseas to generate absolute returns by […]
India hedge funds post 7.1% return for Sept
India-focused hedge funds snapped their four-month losing streak in September this year, gaining 7.1 per cent. This was better than returns from hedge funds broadly […]
Gravitas Expands India Office for Hedge funds
New York-based hedge fund technology provider Gravitas announced Tuesday that increasing demands for its services has prompted the firm to expand its India office. Gravitas’ […]
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Description Monthly, Quarterly and Other Periodic Activities 1. For Hedge Funds and Fund of Funds: a. Accumulate and summarize portfolio activity from the funds' […]
Karvy to launch equity and currency based hedge fund
Karvy said today that they will be launching their hedge fund soon. Hrishikesh Parandekar, CEO & Group Head (Broking, Wealth Management and Asset Management), Karvy […]
Multi Fonds – Hedge Fund
Organization: CDB IT Solutions Private Limited About Company IT is a recognized IT consulting/BPO and Software Services Comany.It has a presence of 10000+ employees in […]
SEBI reviewing 20 Alternative Investment Funds
As many as 20 entities have sought Sebi's approval to set up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), a newly created class of pooled-in investment vehicles for […]
Investments through P-Notes rise to $26 billion in August
NEW DELHI: Investments by rich overseas entities through 'Participatory Notes' into Indian markets rose to five-month high of Rs 1,41,710 crore (around USD 26 billion) […]
Analyst-Hedge Fund Accounting
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) is a leader in providing workforce solutions. Analyst – Hedge Fund Accounting Minimum 1 1/2 to 2 years' experience […]
India focused funds Lag behind Sensex
(From BusinessLine) Investment in India-focused hedge funds is no longer the lucrative proposition it used to be. In 2012 year-to-date, India hedge funds have posted […]
Risk Management System For Trading in Stocks
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has put in place appropriate system for monitoring Algorithmic or Algo Trading in the India stock market. Salient […]
Indus Valley Partners Adds 12 Hedge Fund Clients
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a leading provider of technology solutions to alternative asset managers, announced today the expansion of its New York City and […]
Asia’s biggest fund takes an algorithmic passage to India
Published in Automated Trader Magazine Eastspring Investments is the largest fund manager in Asia with some 2,000 employees. Adam Cox caught up with one of […]
India gets first domestic hedge fund
India has just got its first hedge fund, with the Mumbai-based Forefront Alternative Investment Trust registering itself with the Securities and Exchange Board of […]
Certificate in Financial Engineering and Risk Management
NISM is glad to announce admissions for its part-time Certificate in Financial Engineering and Risk Management (CFERM) programme for working finance professionals. The programme is […]
Tax Manager – Hedge Fund
Tax Manager – Hedge Fund Join a very prestigious Hedge Fund Excellent opportunities for career progression About Our Client Our client is a very prestigious […]
VP – Hedge Fund Operations (Leading Investment Bank)
Job Description Reporting to the Director, you would be responsible for running the the core reconciliation team based out of Jaipur and Bangalore to carry […]
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Focus on resolution of complex transactions, where expertise is required to interpret policies, guidelines and/or processes. Full ownership for one or more processes, reports and/or […]
Equity Statistical Analyst (Indian Hedge fund)
Equity Statistical Research analyst for top Indian Hedge fund Equity research analyst, working on coverage reports, modeling and financial analysis. Strong communication skills are a […]
Quantitative Analyst
Work with one of the largest quantitative hedge funds based in India Unlimited career growth potential About Our Client Our client is one of the […]
Fund Accountant
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Struggling Hedge Fund Under a Cloud
The Man Group, a London institution known for its computer-driven trading and famed literary prize, has taken a pounding in the eyes of investors and clients, […]
Indea closing India-focused fund
Raj Mishra, the Chief Investment Officer of Indea Capital, is closing india-focused long/short hedge fund. Mr. Mishra has also been the Founder and Chief Investment Officer […]
Regulations for hedge funds soon, says SEBI chief
New regulations, governing ‘pooled resources’ of investors, are likely to be issued within the ‘next two weeks’, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman […]
Och-Ziff halts India funding
Och-Ziff, the $30-billion New York-based hedge fund, has frozen secondary market stock investments in India due to soaring compliance costs and muddled tax policies, four […]
India-focused hedge funds outperformed other emerging markets in Q1
Emerging markets funds were down -0.86% in March and up +9.38% for the year. India-focused hedge funds have outperformed other emerging markets with 16.92% return […]
Quant Developer – Hedge Fund
We have an opening for Quantitative Developer with Leading Hedge Fund Company_Mumbai. Designation:Quantitative Developer. Qualification:Graduation – – IIT/ISI graduates (preferably Computer Science) – Post Graduation- […]
eClerx Launches TotalHedge3
eClerx, a leading knowledge and business process outsourcing firm to the global financial servicesindustry, today announced the launch of TotalHedge3, a complete fund administration, technology and middle […]
Macquarie hedge fund exits short bets
Macquarie’s Asia hedge fund has exited its short positions in Indian single stock futures in response to a controversial set of proposed tax rules that […]
Quant Analyst: Global hedge fund
Quant Analyst Mumbai | Permanent Opportunity to work with a global hedge fund Become a part of the core trading team of the fund About Our […]
Sebi pulls alternative funds into its net
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has approved the Sebi (Alternative Investment Funds – AIF) Regulations, 2012, bringing unregulated funds under its regulation. […]
Job: Quantitative Trading & Research, Mumbai
Title: Quantitative Trading & Research Training Program, Hedge Fund, Mumbai, India, INR 20+ Lakhs Location: Mumbai, India Company: Maven Search Salary: 20+ Lakhs Job […]
Hedge fund turns heat on govt
At a time when the Vodofone tax dispute is seen to have dented India’s image as an investment destination, The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI) […]
Ex-M.Stanley Asia debt head readies hedge fund
Ranodeb Roy, Morgan Stanley’s former head of fixed income for Asia-Pacific, is raising as much as $1 billion for a hedge fund focused on interest […]
Hedge Fund Accountant
Hedge Fund Accountant Altavista Capital – Mumbai Area, India Job Description The Altavista Capital Group is a hedge fund manager with offices in Mumbai and London. We […]
Regulating the hedge fund Industry
Regulating the hedge fund Industry with Venky Panchapagesan, Visiting Faculty, IIMB In the current climate with public distrust with the financial sector in general and rich […]
SEI Selected by Monsoon Capital to Provide Outsourcing Services
SEI announced today that it has been selected by Monsoon Capital, a U.S.-based alternative asset manager focusing on emerging markets, to provide full fund administration […]
India-Focused funds down -34.12% in 2011
India-focused hedge funds have been among the worst performers globally in 2011. Data from eVestment|HFN Industry Report show that the average India focused hedge funds was down -34.12% […]
Indian among 7 charged in insider trading scheme in US
An Indian is among seven persons charged by US authorities of running a “criminal club” which made USD 62 million in illegal profits by trading […]
Hedge Fund Mirage
It’s not very often that one comes across an investment-related book that mixes solid research with a ground-breaking investigative analysis. ‘The Hedge Fund Mirage’, by […]
Invest in India?
A post from Shirley M. Mueller. Dr. Shirley Mueller is a physician turned financial consultant and investment educator. Her fee is hourly, not a percentage […]
Citigroup Singapore sues hedge fund manager over gold losses
Citigroup’s Singapore unit is suing Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager Raghavendran Rajaraman, seeking to recoup US$1.03 million (S$1.3 million) in trading losses the bank says […]
Hedge funds raise bullish bets on commodities
Speculators increased wagers on rising commodity prices by the most since August 2010 on signs that sustained economic growth will drive a rebound in raw […]
Global investors pull out $4-bn from India-focused funds
Investors from across the world pulled out as much as $4 billion during 2011 from equity funds focused on Indian markets, amid concerns of high […]
Will Capital Flows to India Increase in 2012?
This year, Morgan Stanley’s global analyst team, which covers 1,766 companies, reckons that 339 of these companies have plans to invest in India. These investment […]
Ex-Lehman exec’s hedge fund up 45%, eyes asset boost
Juggernaut Asia Fund, set-up by former Lehman Brothers‘ managing director Yashwant Bajaj, has returned 45 percent since its August 1 launch by mainly betting on equity capital market […]
Ambit, Nikko join hands to offer investment advisory services
Mumbai: City-based Ambit Holdings has joined hands with Tokyo’s Nikko Asset Management to offer investment management and advisory services in India and Mauritius. Under the […]
Dollar shock for Indian hedge funds
2011 has been an annus horribilis for Indian hedge funds. All hedge funds, with one exception, are currently in the red — the Eurekahedge Indian […]
Monsoon To Launch Offshore Version Of New Fund
Asia-focused hedge fund Monsoon Capital Management is preparing an offshore version of its systematic strategy. The new fund will be the third version of the strategy; […]
SEBI to revamp rules for hedge funds soon
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) hopes to finalise regulations for alternative investments in the next two months, UK Sinha, chairman of the […]
Hedge funds disclosures unreliable, says Oxford study
Voluntary disclosures by hedge funds about their monthly investment performance are unreliable and a substantial number of funds end up revising statements, new research by […]
India-focused funds among the worst performers
The sharp decline in the rupee has hurt the performance of India-focused hedge funds. This year, they have been among the worst performers globally. India-focused […]
eClerx appoints Artie Schlesinger to manage hedge funds and prime brokerage
eClerx, a leading knowledge and business process outsourcing firm to the global financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Artie Schlesinger as Senior Manager. […]
Managing Your Hedge Fund IT Spend to Achieve Differentiation- A report by CitiGroup
Managing Your Hedge Fund IT Spend to Achieve Differentiation 2011 Citi Prime Finance IT Trends & Benchmark Survey A Prime Finance Business Advisory Services Publication […]
Reliance Life Gets Central Bank Nod for Stake Sale to Nippon
Reliance Capital Friday said it hoped to conclude shortly a stake sale in its life insurance arm to Japan’s Nippon Life for $680 million following […]
Hedge fund asset migration leaps
About three-quarters of assets under the management of Asia-focused hedge funds are managed by fund managers based in the region, up from about 60 percent […]
Asia hedge funds net $500m in Aug
HONG KONG: Asia-focused hedge funds attracted a net inflow of about $500 million in August, increasing their total inflows for 2011 to $7 billion, as […]
Best Hedge Funds in Asia
Best Asian Hedge Fund: BIA Pacific Fund Best Japan Hedge Fund: LIM Japan Fund Best Greater China Hedge Fund: Acru China Absolute Return Fund Best […]
Monsoon Capital Focuses on Quant for growth
Gautam Prakash, the founder of Monsoon Capital, said that the firm focuses on quant strategies to rebuild its assets base. The firm’s assets had declined […]
Trading and Investment India Summit
Trading and Investment India Summit Key highlights include: Tackling the impact of colocation in India especially with the growth of algo trading and DMA in […]
Citigroup’s Sutesh Sharma may quit to begin his own hedge fund
Sutesh Sharma, who heads a team of Citigroup Inc proprietary traders, intends to leave the company and start a hedge fund, two people familiar with […]
SEBI to Introduce Hedge Fund Regulation
HedgeFundReview reported that Security and Exchange Board of India has released draft regulations for alternative Investments. Currently SEBI’s regulation is limited to mutual funds, venture […]
Steadview eyes $100 mln after 92 pct return
Steadview Capital, founded by Ravi Mehta, sees its assets tripling to $100 million in the next year as its strong performance is expected to draw […]
UK hedge fund TCI Plans to revisit India
The Children Investment Fund (TCI), a UK based hedge fund, is planning to re-enter India market. TCI had significant investment in leading PSU Banks such […]
Monsoon Launches CTA fund
Monsoon Capital, which specializes in Asian and Indian markets, has launched a new pan-Asia equity futures CTA strategy, the Monsoon Asia-Pacific Systematic Program, reported FINalternatives […]
Meet the few bright spots in hedge funds industry
While the hedge fund industry has largely been flat this year, a few closely watched managers are standing out — a welcome news for the […]
The Emergence of Water Hedge Funds
(An interesting post on water hedge funds) Commodity hedge funds have been popular for some time. Ever since the Enron fiasco, more and more hedge […]
Exhilway to expand wealth management business in India
Exhilway, the Canada’s largest wealth management organization, in an attempt to expand its wealth management business in India have decided to hire the best top […]
Indian hedge funds struggle through first half
Hedge funds are not performing well this year. Hedge Fund Research Inc.’s HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index was down 1.59% in June. In the first […]
Kotak appoints Shefali Shah as Senior Executive Director
BANGALORE: Kotak Investment Banking, a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, announced the appointment of Ms. Shefali Shah as Senior Executive Director. Shefali will head […]
Companies lure investors with quant-based models
Kalpesh Kinariwala, founder & CEO of CapVeda Capital (India) Advisory, a Mumbai-based firm that advises clients on quantitative investment or investment models based on mathematics […]
Goldman Sachs Launches India Equity Funds
Goldman Sachs Asset Management launched the Goldman Sachs India Equity Fund (GIAAX), following the May 31 launch of the Goldman Sachs Korea Equity Fund (GWIAX). […]
RIL enters into financial services with DE Shaw
After foraying into the telecom space in June 2010, soon after the non-compete agreement with the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) was scrapped, Reliance […]
Investment research outsourcing firms for Hedge Funds
List of Knowledge Process Outsourcing firms in India. Adventity, AMBA research, Aranca, Copal partners, Irevna etc.. Adventity (acquired by Sutherland) Adventity is a leading business enabler […]
Singapore to trade Nifty Options
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will start trading a second Nifty contract in May or June, offering regional hedge funds and investors another option to benefit […]
Emerging Global Advisors will launch 10 new india-focused ETFs
Emerging Global Advisors will launch 12 new ETFs, which includes 10 India-focused funds, Index Universe reports. The 10 India funds include the EG Shares India […]
ACPI adds Aladdin veteran to head specialist credit
ACPI, a London-based asset management firm, has strengthened its senior emerging markets team with the appointment of Karan Singh Chadha as head of specialist credit. […]
J.P. Morgan Releases Hedge: Ahead – A Guide to Launching Hedge Funds in Asia
J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services has today announced the release of HEDGE:ahead, a comprehensive resource guide aimed at helping hedge funds in Asia navigate the […]
India, Cayman Islands ink tax information exchange agreement
Deccan Herald “India and Cayman Islands have signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement,” an official statement said today. This is the fifth Tax Information Exchange […]
Goldman Sachs AMC to buy Benchmark MF for Rs 130.5 crore
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Company said on Wednesday that it would acquire Benchmark Mutual Fund, an ETF-focussed Indian fund house. Benchmark mutual fund manages assets […]
IIM grads beat the market
The equity fund gave 18% returns for 4 straight years AT A time when many seasoned mutual fund ( MF) managers are failing to give […]
Tough Times For India Focused Hedge Funds
Life has come full circle for India-focused hedge funds whose percentage share in Asian hedge funds (by assets under management) has been growing at a […]
NSE F&O data downloader
NSE-Data-Downloader is a FREE tool to download NSE (National Stock Exchange) end of the day (EOD) data for Futures & Options. NSE-Data-Downloader is a simple tool. […]
RCAM plans to expand its operation in Middle East
Dubai: Reliance Capital, the financial services arm of India’s Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, is planning to expand its operations in the Middle East through its […]
High-Frequency Trading Experts Workshop 2011
High-Frequency Trading Experts Workshop 2011- Mumbai, India Practical Implementation of High-Frequency Trading Strategies Mumbai, India: April 7th-8th 2011 For detail Information click here. Source: : […]
Indus, Morgan Stanley To Launch Asia Long/Short Fund
Indus Capital Partners, an Asia-focused hedge fund, has joined forces with Morgan Stanley for the launch of a Ucits III fund. The new Indus PacifiChoice Asia Fund will […]
Equanum Plans India Hedge Fund
Source:Bloomberg Equanum Capital Management, a U.S.- based equity hedge fund focusing on Asia outside Japan, plans to move its operations to Singapore as it starts […]
Maths-based investing looks to gain ground in India-(www.livemint.com)
Mathematical symbols greet you at the entrance of Quant Broking Pvt. Ltd in Mumbai’s business district of Nariman Point, emphasizing the nature of research the […]
Estee’s Market Neutral Quant Fund is open for subscription.
Estee’s Market Neutral Quant Fund for Indian Markets is currently open for subscription. About Estee Advisor: Estee is registered with SEBI, as an independent Portfolio […]
Kotak Mahindra launched a long/short hedge fund
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has launched a long/short hedge fund. The fund aims to capture the upside in Indian shares and cut the downside by […]
Och-Ziff AUM up by 17% in 2010
Och-ziff‘s assets under management (AUM) rose by 17% in 2010. The firm’s AUM stood at $27.6 billion. According to report, Its Asian-focused fund was +10.08% […]