14 Nov 2005
Investors take a fresh look at Lat Am Hedge Funds
Investors who traditionally were shy about viewing Latin American investments as much more than an opportunistic play are taking a second…
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MD Sass launches Asian equity investment management company
New York investment company MD Sass has launched a San Francisco-based Asian investment management company, Denahi Global Investments…
Citigroup Investment Deutschland launches third hedge fund
Citigroup Investment Deutschland KAG is planning to launch its third hedge fund under the German investment law. The new GLG Equities Long…
11 Nov 2005
Titan hires Rubino and Xu for launch of new volatility trading fund
Titan Capital Group is to begin trading volatility on FX and fixed income products with a new fund structured to allow investors exposure…
Market Outlook: Inflation jitters
Hadyn Davies, Chief Economist, Barclays Global Investors, examines the effects of accelerating inflation rattling the equity…
HFR Asset Management and Oria Capital launch specialist Asian fund
Hedge Fund Research Asset Management and Hong Kong-based Oria Capital have joined forces to launch a principal protected Asian fund of…
Fairfield Straits Lion launches new Asian long-short equity fund
Fairfield Straits Lion Asset Management Limited (FSL) has added further Asian long/short equity expertise to its platform with the…
10 Nov 2005
Tech Update: Cairn Capital to use Reoch CDO model in credit fund
Cairn Capital has selected Reoch Consulting's quasi-analytical CDO model to complement its suite of tools for pricing and risk managing…
Crosby appoints Berrill to develop asset management business in Europe
AIM-quoted merchant banking and asset management business Crosby Capital Partners has appointed Robin Berrill as a Managing Director based…
Bank of New York strengthens hedge fund admin team
The Bank of New York has strengthened its hedge fund administration team with the appointed of two new members.Michael Young is to head up…
09 Nov 2005
TradeWeb launches global online market for credit derivatives
Thomson TradeWeb, has launched CDS, its Credit Default Swap Indices multi-dealer-to-customer online marketplace for DJ CDX and iTraxx…
Regulatory Brief: Jersey Property Unit Trusts - Beyond Section 64A
Nick Kershaw from the Jersey office of law firm Ogier outlines the key attractions of using a JPUT for holding property, in addition to…
Quantifi enhances credit models with Markit benchmark pricing
Quantifi Inc it has integrated Markit Group Limited's credit default swap pricing into its credit models. Customers can now automatically…
Thames River expands multi-manager hedge fund team
Thames River Capital has appointed Nic Karageorgis as an assistant fund manager responsible for investment risk to its multi-manager hedge…
08 Nov 2005
CFTC files fraud action against Lake Dow Capital and its hedge fund
A US Federal Court has frozen the assets of the Aurora Investment Fund and its operators Lake Dow Capital, LLC and Ty Edwards.The US…
