31 Mar 2005
Lehman Brothers appoints new global absolute return strategies chief
Lehman Brothers has appointed Jolyne Caruso as managing director of its global absolute return strategies business. Caruso, who will report…
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Tech Update 1: ITG/ESP team offers greater brokerage flexibility
Investment Technology Group has teamed up with Electronic Specialist (ESP) to provide greater flexibility in anonymous crossing and…
Tech Update II: Imagine Software enhances risk module
Imagine Software has added Monte Carlo analysis to its risk module ensuring a higher level of portfolio control with simulations based on…
GSC Partners appoints new head of structured credit strategies
GSC Partners has appointed Ferderick H Horton to head its new investment activity specializing in structured credit, mortgage-related…
30 Mar 2005
MSCI Launches Hedge Invest Strategy Indices
MSCI has launched the MSCI Hedge Invest Strategy Indices - eight new strategy indices that follow the MSCI Hedge Invest Index.The MSCI…
Flagship HSBC fund up 20 percent in 2005 to USD 600 million
New subscriptions in January and February have seen the HSBC GH Fund increase its assets under management from USD 500 million to USD 600…
Old Mutual tops USD 1.2 billion in hedge fund assets
Hedge fund assets under management at Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM) have reached USD 1.2 billion, driven by strong inflows since the…
29 Mar 2005
Regulatory update: Hedge fund investments by insurance companies
Dr Sven Zeller, a partner in the Frankfurt office of Clifford Chance, outlines the latest regulations for hedge fund investments by German…
Guernsey takes a step in the right direction
HSBC's Robin Fuller outlines the opportunities provided by Guernsey's new self-certification process for hedge fund promoters.The…
24 Mar 2005
Standard Asset Management launches new 'short duration' fund
Investor demand has prompted Standard Asset Management (Standard) to launch a new short duration fund, the Amex Global Ultra Short High…
Graf von Bismarck offers tax transparent products in Germany
Two Dublin-based hedge fund products offered by Graf von Bismarck & Associates AG are now fully transparent for German tax purposes.The…
AdvantHedge appoints new partner
London-based hedge-fund marketing firm AdvantHedge has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new partner, Claude L'Heveder.…
23 Mar 2005
Armajaro soft closes fund with assets in excess of USD 100 million
Armajaro Asset Management soft closed the Armajaro Commodities Fund Limited on 10 March after attracting assets worth in excess of USD 100…
Coastal to launch new natural resource focused fund
Coastal Partners is to launch a new long-short strategy fund, the Coastal Partners Energy Opportunity Fund, on 1 May. The fund, which will…
Hedge fund with zero management fee to launch in Singapore
A USD 100 million hedge fund targeting annual returns of 24 to 36 per cent is to be launched in Singapore in June by Commerz Capital…
