21 Feb 2005
Old Mutual Multi Strategy Fund adds external managers and strategies
Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM) has added a number of external managers and new strategies to the Old Mutual Multi Strategy Fund. This…
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New volatility arbitrage launch from Sigma Square
Alain Buenos, Peng Tang, Philippe Ankaoua and Nicolas Goudard have launched Sigma Square, a volatility arbitrage fund on European…
18 Feb 2005
The HW Interview: Unlocking added value in a USD 155 billion global hedge fund admin business: Paul Smith, Head of Alternative Fund Services, HSBC
It is one year today since HSBC acquired The Bank of Bermuda Limited and with it the hedge fund services…
West Yorkshire Pension Fund allocates GBP 260m to FoHFs
The West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) is to invest GBP 260 million (approx. 5% of its GBP 5 billion assets) over the next 3 to 4 years in…
UK pension funds continue shift to alternative investments
UK pension funds advisor Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting doubled the number of alternative investment mandates awarded to fund managers…
SEC takes emergency action to freeze Northshore Asset Management
The SEC has filed an emergency enforcement action to halt an alleged USD 37m fraud by Northshore Asset Management LLC (Northshore) and its…
17 Feb 2005
TQA announces new event arbitrage team
TQA Investors has added a new event arbitrage team to its current line-up of global convertible arbitrage, credit arbitrage and long/short…
Change of address for AIMA
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is moving to a new address in London.The Association's new address is:AIMAMeadows…
16 Feb 2005
Hedge funds market in Germany warms to growth
On the eve of the Super Hedge 2005 conference, a new report from Mercer Oliver Wyman Consulting says the German hedge funds market is…
Guernsey finance industry must rise to QIF challenge
A leading advisor says that Guernsey Qualifying Investor Funds will require a disciplined response from the industry to ensure continued…
A technique to construct an optimal fund of funds
Laurent Favre, founder, AlternativeSoft AG, on defining what kind of risks and what kind of returns are needed in order to construct an…
Decision Capital Management partners with Echlin Asset Management
Decision Capital Management (DCM) and Echlin Asset Management have teamed up to increase European investor access to US fund of funds.The…
15 Feb 2005
FIM hires two senior investment specialists
FIM Limited is continuing the expansion of its multi-manager team by hiring two new senior analysts in the research and investment…
First US equity index derivatives begin trading on Eurex US
Trading in futures on the large-cap Russell 1000 Index® and the small-cap Russell 2000 Index® has begun on Eurex US.In launching these…
A closer look at hedge fund fees
The latest research from research company Fitzrovia highlights significant variations in the way hedge funds' performance fees are…
