Global

GLOBAL - RP Consulting Group has released an update for the Institutional Managed Futures Benchmark through 31 March 2003.

GLOBAL - Charles Schmitt and Associates (CSA) of Hong Kong has announced an alliance with Van Hedge Fund Advisors International to produce

GLOBAL - Aggregated flows for all hedge fund strategies have more than doubled since the final quarter of last year, a poll by LJH Investments shows.

GLOBAL - Industry veteran John Gaudioso has joined JPMorgan Investor Services to head up sales and relationship management for non-custodial lending in the western hemisphere.

GLOBAL - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index - covering more than 1200 hedge funds - fell 0.47% in March.

Us - Lord Abbett has strengthened its equity research capabilities by adding senior research analysts Thomas Maher and George Melas-Kyriazi.

GLOBAL - Short biased strategies posted the worst performance in April, caught by sudden rallies and stifled markets, according to the latest data from the Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory Group.

GLOBAL - Recent rallies in global equity markets did not dampen investor enthusiasm for emerging market bonds, according to new data from EmergingPortfolio.com Fund Research (EPFR).

GLOBAL - GMO has opened a new office in Zurich, Switzerland and announced the incorporation of GMO in Singapore.

GLOBAL - Morley Fund Management has been appointed to run a US$1.7bn mandate by Aviva Life Insurance Company.