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Comment: More consolidation and start-ups in hedge fund administration

Consolidation in the hedge funds administration industry has been picking up pace in the last two years. And even though it has somewhat slowed in...



News


Monthly novation of CDS trades to exceed USD 45.2 trillion by 2010

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 06:01

Hedgeweek

Eighteen years after the credit default swap (CDS) was created to help firms hedge against the risk of default of a given asset, TABB Group...


ATEP expands investment team

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 06:00

Hedgeweek

Alliance Trust Equity Partners (ATEP), the private equity arm of Alliance Trust PLC, has appointed Layla Fear as Investment Manager.  Fear will add...


RBC Capital Markets snaps up Bear Stearns team

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 06:00

Hedgeweek

RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada today announced that it has hired 11 bankers from Bear...




TriAlpha fund of hedge funds approved for distribution in Singapore

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 06:00

Hedgeweek

The five sub funds of TriAlpha Investment Advisors' TriAlpha Alternative Strategy Unit Trust have been approved as restricted recognised schemes...


UK M&A market contracts by a quarter with opportunism increasingly likely to drive transactions, says Freshfields

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 06:00

Hedgeweek

The latest data on UK M&A published today by the Office of National Statistics demonstrates the effects of the credit crunch on the market, with...




The Hedgeweek Interview: Mohammed Hanif, Insparo Asset Management: "We aim to identify and execute opportunities that many managers have not even heard of"

Fri, 05 September 2008

Asset managers and investors are starting to awaken to the potential offered by Africa after decades of misgovernment and economic stagnation....


The Hedgeweek Interview - Colin McLean, SVM Asset Management: "Buyers of hedge funds need to re-examine what they look for from their underlying managers"

Fri, 01 August 2008

SVM Asset Management managing director Colin McLean says the SVM Highlander Fund he manages, which has returned an annualised 15.1 per cent since...


The Property Funds World interview - David Michelson, Three Arch Investors: "We expect the property meltdown to move quickly beginning in 2009"

Tue, 29 July 2008

David Michelson, an advisor with Three Arch Investors, says the California Distressed Land Fund, which is being launched by sponsors and managers...



News


Man launches notes linked to IP220 investment strategy

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 05:59

Hedgeweek

Man Investments has launched the Man IP220 Index Notes Series 4 based on the Man IP220 family of investment products. The notes feature capital...




Dow falls 344/65 as hedge funds go on defence

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 05:51

Wall Street Journal

Downbeat employment figures, disappointing retail sales data and growing speculation about troubles at major hedge funds conspired to send stocks...

Hedge funds to beat

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 04:00

Financial Standard

The AIMA Australia Hedge Fund awards held last night highlighted 15 of the leading hedge fund managers in the country, with one awardee returning...

Mitsui and co will close hedge fund unite as it shifts focus

Fri, 05 Sep 2008, 02:23

Bloomberg

Mitsui & Co, Japan's second-largest trading company, will close its New York hedge fund business as it shifts to investments including property and...



Hedge fund ups stake in Cablevision again

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 23:32

Forbes.com

A hedge fund known for shaking up underperforming companies has increased its stake in Cablevision Systems Corp. to 9.1 per cent, according to a...

Goldman fund-of-hedge funds July returns down

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 22:50

Reuters

Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Partners LLC, an investment fund comprised by five other hedge funds, fell in value by 2.6 percent in July, according to a...




News


Atticus Capital defends itself after hedge fund liquidation rumour  

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 22:11

Street Insider

According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, hedge fund Atticus Capital denied rumors it is liquidating. In fact, Atticus founder Tim...



Philip Richards leaves RAB Capital to rediscover Midas touch

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 21:11

Daily Telegraph

Shortly before 8.00am yesterday, staff at RAB Capital received a bland email from the marketing department warning of a new regulatory announcement.

Ospraie's fall indicates consolidation, not industry shrinkage

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 19:55

Seeking Alpha

While it's easy to assume that hedge funds are falling out of the sky, the news this week is actually somewhat mixed as usual.  In fact, in its...

CQS gets volatile with new hedge fund

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 18:44

FinAlternatives

UK-based quantitative hedge fund shop CQS has launched the CQS Global Volatility Fund with initial assets of USD160 million.



Fortitude voted best hedge fund

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 17:26

Investor Daily

The Fortitude Capital Absolute Return fund has won the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Hedge Fund of the Year award for 2008.

Some Lehman hedge funds post losses in July

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 16:41

Reuters

Lehman Brothers' LibertyView hedge funds lost money in July, when tumbling financial markets left many hedge fund managers nursing their biggest...



An Introduction to Financial Services Outsourcing to South Africa
Wed, 10 Sep 2008

The first in-depth seminar  in the UK to profile the Capabilities of the Financial Services Sector in South Africa. Leading Senior Executives from...

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Cleantech Forum XIX- From Cleantech Forum XVIII-Scaling Cleantech Markets
Mon, 15 Sep 2008

15 - 17 September 2008

One of five international forums, the Washington, D.C., platform provides insight, investment opportunities and...

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11th Central & Eastern European Steel Conference
Mon, 15 Sep 2008

15 - 17 September 2008

Ukraine and the Central & Eastern European Steel Industry: Challenges and opportunities ahead

What are your strategic...

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IMN - The Hedge fund Activism & Shareholder Value Summit
Mon, 22 Sep 2008

22 - 23 September 2008

This unique investor-focused conference will bring lawyers together with hedge fund executives and other institutional...

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Hedge Pensions Club
Wed, 24 Sep 2008

24 - 25 September 2008

Today we are confronted with tensions and shocks in the financial markets, our society and in our way
of dealing with...

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IMN - The New England Public Finance Conference
Thu, 02 Oct 2008

2 - 3 October 2008

For the sixth consecutive year, IMN will bring together public finance officials, issuers, underwriters and public finance...

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IMN - The European CLO's, Structured Credit Products and Credit Derivatives Summit
Mon, 06 Oct 2008

6 - 7 October 2008

The Summit will provide the market with an opportunity to review the multiple factors affecting the credit market. Topics...

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Westminster Media Forum keynote seminar: Private Equity and the Media
Tue, 07 Oct 2008

Examining a set of issues of particular current interest to senior government advisors and others, the seminar will ask: Is private equity good for...

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Energy Derivatives 2008
Mon, 13 Oct 2008

13 - 14 October 2008

A 2 day international energy trading conference attended by  Hedge Funds, Energy Trading Companies, Proprietary Trading...

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Real Estate Private Equity Summit 2008
Tue, 14 Oct 2008

The Real Estate Private Equity Summit 2008 will gather large institutional investors, asset managers, hedge funds, private equity, investment...

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Middle East Hedge Funds 2008
Tue, 14 Oct 2008

14 October 2008 - Geneva

NEW !
With the opening of the fund industry in the Middle East, investors now have access to the best opportunities in...

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Voluntary Carbon Markets
Tue, 14 Oct 2008

14 - 15 October 2008

Following successful editions in London and New York, the 3rd Voluntary Carbon Markets forum will continue to provide an...

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European Card Payment Developments
Thu, 16 Oct 2008

16 - 17 October 2008

Change in cards and payments market is tremendous: technology innovation, regulatory framework are reshaping the cards...

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News


Some star hedge funds down as much as 25 per cent

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 14:16

Financial Planning

What a difference a year makes. Just about this time last year, investors were clamoring to get into some of the best-performing hedge funds.



Thames River caps USD1.1bn fund  

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 13:26

Euromoney Institutional Investor

Thames River Capital's multi-strategy fund of hedge fund, Warrior Fund, has climbed to USD1.1 billion and is now closed to new subscriptions,...

Dry times for hedge funds

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 12:21

Asia Times

In olden days, explorers sailing the world's oceans in search of new profit opportunities navigated the unknown by means of looking to the heavens...

Can Sharia hedge funds survive?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 11:04

Investegate

While for some years there has been a lot of industry talk about the need to create a Sharia-compliant hedge fund, several recent attempts to...



RAB pushes chief aside to shore up funds

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 10:51

FT.com

Leading UK hedge fund manager RAB Capital has moved its co-founder and chief executive Philip Richards aside from his business management role in a...

Crosby Asset Management sells international funds research and ratings ops

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 09:14

Forbes/Thomson Financial

Crosby Asset Management Inc said it is selling its international funds research and ratings business to Old Broad Street Research for a nominal...

Top hedge fund manager Mukai joins Epic Partners

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 08:57

Japan Times

Tadashi Mukai, who outperformed all his hedge fund rivals in Japan last year, joined Tokyo-based Epic Partners Investments Co and will start a new...



CQS launches USD160m volatility hedge fund

Thu, 04 Sep 2008, 08:41

Reuters

UK hedge fund manager CQS said on Thursday it had launched a new fund that will aim to profit from the volatility that has gripped global stock...

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