16 Dec 2005
Vontobel Group moves into hedge funds market with Harcourt stake
Swiss private bank Vontobel Holding AG is acquiring NIB Capital NV's 56 per cent holding in Zurich-based Harcourt Investment Consulting…
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Pictet introduces hedge funds into new index series
Swiss private bank Pictet has launched a new index, the BVG Indices 2005 (also known as the LPP Indices 2005), which includes an allocation…
Eurex launches range of initiatives in Fall 2005
This article gives readers an overview of the most important product initiatives launched by derivatives exchange Eurex over the past few…
15 Dec 2005
IRG and Oria Capital launch Asia's First TMT hedge fund
IRG Limited and Oria Capital have launched The ShinAsia Fund, an opportunity for investors to participate in the Asian…
SJ Berwin opens in Italy with PE, M&A and buy-out team
Leading European corporate firm, SJ Berwin LLP has opened an Italian operation headed by buy-out and acquisition finance specialist Alberto…
Mayer & Hoffman appointed adviser to Munder Capital Management
Mayer & Hoffman Capital Advisors, LLC has been appointed Investment Adviser to Munder Capital Management's diversified multi-manager…
Capuano reappointed president of the FESE
Massimo Capuano, President and CEO of Borsa Italiana, has been reappointed as President of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges…
Horizon names O'Phelan as new director of sales
Horizon Cash Management LLC has appointed Michael O'Phelan to the newly created position of senior director of sales. In his new role,…
14 Dec 2005
NewSmith hires Asian equity team,opens Hong Kong office
London-based NewSmith Asset Management is further broadening its capabilities with the appointment of a Hong Kong-based Asian equities…
114 million contracts traded on Eurex in November
Turnover on Eurex rose by 23 per cent to 114 million contracts in November, exceeding 100 million contracts for the first time.In the first…
DJ announces 2006 Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index re-weighting
Dow Jones Indexes has announced new target weightings for commodity futures in the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index with effect from January…
December market sentiment indicators
The majority of US hedge fund managers remain bullish in their outlook towards US equities according to Greenwich-Van's latest market…
13 Dec 2005
Market Outlook: The European Central Bank comes out of hibernation
Haydn Davies, Chief Economist, Barclays Global Investors, believes Europe's brighter economic outlook encouraged the ECB to raise interest…
Fairfield Straits Lion adds Korean tilt with new equity long/short fund
Fairfield Straits Lion Asset Management (FSL) has unveiled its latest fund, the Fairfield Korean Equity Fund, the company's fifth launch…
EDHEC study finds strategic allocation key to added FoHF value
Fund of hedge funds add value through strategic allocation rather than active management, according to a new study by EDHEC.Despite…
