HedgeCo.net – Chicago based Northern Trust has been selected to provide fund administration services to the816 million Euro (approximately $1.1 billion) hedge fund, BH Macro Limited.

The BH Macro Limited fund, based on the British isle of Guernsey, is one of the first single strategy hedge funds to obtain a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange under the recently revised listing rules in Chapter 14 of the Financial Services Authority regulations. The single strategy hedge fund will invest in the Brevan Howard Master Fund, a $12 billion hedge fund with a predominant exposure to global fixed income and foreign exchange markets.

Sue Baines of Northern Trust said “We have a long history of servicing more traditional, closed-ended funds with listings in a variety of locations, in addition to being a leading administrator of alternative assets. This combination of expertise has allowed us to support many asset managers taking advantage of the increasing flexibility to list a range of alternative funds, in a variety of domiciles, whether these are private equity vehicles on Euronext, or hedge funds and funds of hedge funds in London. We are delighted to be working with Brevan Howard and look forward to continuing to grow our hedge fund and fund of funds client base.”

With $3.8 trillion in assets under management, Northern Trust Corporation is a provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide.

Alex Akesson
Contributing Writer
HedgeCo.Net
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