http://www.managedfutures.eu/ ManagedFutures.eu News en Futures, s.r.o. http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3095426.htmlBroker MF Global posted its fourth consecutive quarterly loss, as less volatility in global interest-rate and commodity markets crimped revenue and costs climbed as the company added trading teams. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:44:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3094023.htmlAspect Capital, the London-based systematic investment manager, has appointed Eduardo Deschapelles to the position of senior North American sales executive. read moreThu, 04 Feb 2010 06:01:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3091373.htmlThe Cumulus team at PCE Investors has reported a 2009 full year return of 68.58 per cent for the Cumulus Energy Fund. read moreWed, 03 Feb 2010 06:18:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3085607.htmlJohn W. Henry, a Florida-based alternative asset manager specialising in managed futures, has named Larry Simms managing director – business development. read moreMon, 01 Feb 2010 07:03:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3082030.htmlIn another sign that things are returning to normal in the hedge fund industry, an increasing number of successful firms are closing their best funds to new investors. read more Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:42:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3081556.htmlThe Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage has been registered for public distribution in Germany. read moreSun, 31 Jan 2010 12:11:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3079517.htmlThe $21.7 billion managed futures program dropped 3.57%. AHL suffered its first-ever annual loss last year. read more Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:47:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3075848.htmlMan Group's computer-run fund AHL may be playing an increasingly difficult gameIs Man Group's black box on the blink? AHL is the computer-run fund that underpinned the group's transformation from commodity broker to hedge fund in the 1990s. It aims to identify and follow momentum in markets such as commodities, shares and bonds using various algorithms. On the whole, it has been a good advert for removing emotion from investment – an annualised return of 11.2% since 1998 is excellent.But now AHL is spilling out bad news: last week's investment performance was -3.6%. That makes a fall of 18.1% since December 2008, the biggest "drawdown" (peak-to-trough decline) in the fund's history.What's gone wrong? Nothing, says Man – the performance is "within our statistical expectations". History is on its side. The last time the "on the blink?" question was asked seriously – in 2004 – AHL bounced back strongly.Yet the suspicion lingers that trading by algorithms is now so common that the game is harder. AHL alone runs a colossal $21.7bn. It's tricky, even for a computer, to be nimble at that size.ManHedge fundsSharesInvestmentsNils Pratleyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More FeedsWed, 27 Jan 2010 21:01:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3075080.htmlAltegris, a provider of alternative investments, has expanded its senior management team serving its client base of wealth management professionals. read moreWed, 27 Jan 2010 14:11:00 GMT http://database.managedfutures.eu/news/link-3073599.htmlAlternative asset management firm Armajaro Asset Management has launched a fourth commodity hedge fund: the Armajaro STS Commodities Fund. read moreWed, 27 Jan 2010 06:07:00 GMT