05 Jan 2006
EDHEC and La Tribune produce the first FoHFs rankings in France
French financial newspaper La Tribune has asked EDHEC to apply the same approach as its Euro Performance-EDHEC Style Ratings to…
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Dow Jones Newswires adopts industry classification benchmark
Dow Jones Newswires is to adopt the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) as its classification standard for identifying industry…
The Hedgeweek Interview: Dino Fuschillo, Lead Manager, Martin Currie European Absolute Return Fund
Dino Fuschillo outlines the strategy and investment process that underpins the performance of Martin Currie's European-focused fund.Dino…
04 Jan 2006
The Hedgeweek Interview: Barbara Rupf Bee, CEO, HSBC Republic Investments Limited: The challenges of thinking global, acting local
Barbara Rupf Bee was appointed Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Republic Investments Limited (HRIL), the HSBC Group's dedicated fund of…
Charlemagne looks to tap India potential with new capital fund
Charlemagne Capital has launched the Magna India Fund, which aims to tap into the potential of India's stock…
BoI to acquire US fund of hedge funds
Bank of Ireland Group is to acquire 71.5 per cent of US fund of hedge funds manager Guggenheim Alternative Asset Management for USD 184…
03 Jan 2006
Risks remain despite a relatively placid outlook for 2006
Like 2005, 2006 should see relatively buoyant growth and tame inflation.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cLike 2005, 2006 should see relatively…
Cayman's booming hedge fund industry passes a mile stone.
At the end of November the Cayman Islands' hedge fund industry passed a milestone with the registration of the 10,000th fund to be…
30 Dec 2005
Last Atlantis Capital Management launches new Master Fund
Last Atlantis Capital Management, LLC (LACM) has launched a series of hedge funds structured with the aim of delivering consistent…
Capco publishes joint white paper on MiFD
Capco has published a joint white paper co-authored with HP on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFD) entitled: "MiFD: A…
29 Dec 2005
MSCI Barra launches MSCI BRIC Equity Index
MSCI Barra has launched the MSCI BRIC Equity Index, which combines the firm's Brazil, Russia, China and India Combined indexes into one…
Jersey's Funds Business reaches another record high
The third quarter statistics for Jersey's Finance Industry show that funds business continues to reach new highs.The banking sector has…
28 Dec 2005
NASDAQ gains new trading platform through acquisition of INET
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc (NASDAQ) has completed its acquisition of the INET ECN, which now provides the exchange with a superior…
Mercer Human Resource Consulting appoints head of MGI
Phil de Cristo is to join Mercer Human Resource Consulting in the newly created position of President of Mercer Global Investments…
27 Dec 2005
Harcourt lists funds on the Irish Stock Exchange
In an attempt to satisfy the need of institutional investors for greater transparency, Harcourt has had several of funds listed on the…