18 May 2005
Acquisition will expand Fimat services to US equities markets
The Fimat Group is expanding its global range of brokerage services to include the clearing of the entire US listed equities complex.Fimat…
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Harmonic Capital Partners boosts team strength
Harmonic Capital Partners, the fixed income and currency specialist hedge fund manager, has appointed a research developer and two…
17 May 2005
Global hedge fund vacancies posted on Hedgeweek.com
Quant Analyst-Volatility Arbitrage, LondonA leading hedge fund is currently recruiting for a quant analyst with good interest rates…
Netage Solutions opens office in New York City
Netage Solutions has opened an office in New York to strengthen its presence and respond to demand for investor and compliance management…
KCS expands New York hedge fund team
KCS Fund Strategies Inc has expanded its New York-based hedge fund analysis team with the appointment of Sheryl Wirch Mejia. Mejia, who has…
16 May 2005
Roger Denby-Jones joins Boyer Allan as CEO
Boyer Allan Investment Management Limited has appointed Roger Denby-Jones as the company's new chief executive officer.Denby-Jones will be…
13 May 2005
RMF seeds Japanese long/short equity fund
RMF is to seed San Francisco-based start-up hedge fund manager GSB Capital's long/short equity fund, Phoenix Japan Master Fund L.P.The…
New MSG Diversified Opportunities fund aims to provide choice
Man Investments' new Diversified Opportunities hedge fund offers investors a choice of capital guaranteed bonds or share classes with…
Fimat Canada launches inter-dealer brokerage business
Fimat Canada, part of global brokerage giant Fimat Group, has launched an inter-dealer brokerage business (IBD).Fimat's new Toronto Capital…
05 May 2005
MSCI launches first multiple-asset class index by a major provider
MSCI, a provider of international equity, US equity, fixed income and hedge fund indices, has launched a new multiple-asset class index.…
New appointment confirms BNP's USA growth plans
BNP Paribas Asset Management has confirmed its US ambitions with the appointment of Pierre Lapomme as chief executive officer of BNP PAM…
Comment: Long/short equity funds under-performance in 2004 is due to low volatility and high market coherence rather than money overflows
Raphael Douady, Research director, Riskdata, looks at the reasons underlying last year's performance by…
04 May 2005
Deutsche Bank and Wharton announce USD 2.2bn 'Delta' CDO
Wharton Asset Management and Deutsche Bank are offering a USD 2.2 billion collateralized debt obligation of high-grade asset backed…
SEC charges Pollet with insider trading and fraud over PIPES
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Guillaume Pollet, a former managing director of SG Cowen & Co, with insider…
Regulatory Update: UK Financial Services Authority publishes draft rules on soft dollar and bundled brokerage
The FSA has published a further consultation paper on its proposals for the new soft dollar and bundled brokerage regime for UK authorised…
