CQS
CQS appoints Hotimsky as chairman
CQS, a credit-focused global multi strategy asset management firm, has appointed Marc Hotimsky as chairman.
Latest CQS Insights takes a cautious approach
There are a number of factors causing the view of CQS to become more cautious, according to its latest Insights note.
Focus on hedge funds - Credit strategies find favour, and good returns
Investment gains from listed hedge funds focused on credit have comfortably outpaced those from listed peers concentrating on other asset classes, as flexible investment approaches to corporate bonds are favoured in a climate of dizzying prices.
Regulatory impact opens opportunities in loans market, says CQS
Regulatory and technical factors are likely to result in an evolution of the investor universe in European leveraged loans, providing significant opportunities for institutional buyers, says hedge fund CQS.
Henderson hires two senior credit analysts
Henderson Global Investors has made two senior hires to its credit analyst team as European investors continue to seek more attractive yields than those available on core Continental bonds.
European leveraged loans offer high yields and healthy borrowers, says CQS
Regulatory and technical factors are likely to result in an evolution of the investor universe in European leveraged loans, providing significant opportunities for institutional buyers, says hedge fund CQS.
Hedge fund CQS adds to credit team with appointment from BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors
London hedge fund CQS has appointed Dhruv Mallick, from BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors, as a portfolio manager in its credit team, focusing chiefly on US credit markets.
Distressed managers make the best of a bad situation
For fund managers buying distressed European assets the current business climate is anything but gloomy.
Schroders to showcase non-correlated CQS credit fund in Germany, Austria
Schroders is to run a roadshow through Germany and Austria next month for the regulated CQS Credit hedge fund on the English asset manager's GAIA platform, after the manager made 6.8% since launch in April.
Retail market holds key to getting into 'trophy hedge funds
Now, who would have thought it? Retail investors, second rate citizens for many hedge funds during and since the crunch, now hold the main key to access some of the world's most sought-after managers.
CQS plans soft close for flagship ABS hedge fund
CQS is to soft close its flagship ABS hedge fund, a product that nearly tripled investors’ money during the crunch as manager Alistair Lumsden foresaw and bet on the US sub-prime meltdown.
Managers cap convertibles,but opportunities remain
Convertible bond fund managers are united in seeing market opportunities, though divided on when they have enough assets to pursue them.
CQS lists cyber-threats among top concerns
Michael Hintze, founder and owner of London’s CQS, has told investors in the $11bn asset manager that cyber threats are one of the five matters that concern him most.
Hedge funds tackle the threat from cyberspace
Asset manager CQS was the most recent group to give its client conference the theme of ‘uncertainty' - around the global economy and asset classes, for example - but it surprisingly also included risks from cyberspace among its key concerns.
CQS predicts 10% US house price fall into 2012
Alistair Lumsden, the London hedge fund manager who made 189% for investors by foreseeing the crash in US sub-prime mortgages from 2007, has predicted US home prices could fall up to a further 10% in 2012, denting confidence among American homeowners....
European Performance Awards 2011 winners give views on strategies and markets
A selection of winners of the European Performance Awards give their views on a range of issues from oil markets to the continuing crisis in the eurozone as well as the opportunities in CoCos.
BlueCrest's flagship helps AllBlue fund of funds outpace rivals
BlueCrest Capital Management’s listed fund of hedge funds AllBlue made 8.2% last year, largely thanks to strong performance from its flagship Capital International fund.
