13 Dec 2004
HSBC introduces Sterling hedging for listed fund of hedge funds
HSBC has re-classified the shares in its listed FoHF, HSBC Global Absolute Limited (HGAL), to US Dollar Shares and Sterling Hedged…
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HFR and DrKW launch "Himalaya" linked to HFRX Strategy Indices
HFR Asset Management and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) have launched the latest in a series of index-linked structured products.The…
Robert McWhirter launches three hedge funds
Toronto-based Selective Asset Management Inc. has launched a trio of long biased, short biased and long/short biased hedge fundsRobert…
CME launches new membership class for hedge funds
CME, the largest US futures exchange, is to introduce a new Family of Funds membership class for hedge funds.This new membership class,…
02 Dec 2004
Tech Update: Sofaer Gold Research selects 4S.Yellowstone
Sofaer Global Research has licensed 4S.Yellowstone, a software product that helps develop, operate and analyse arbitrarily complex…
Hedge fund flows surpass USD 100 billion for 2004; flows slow in Q3
The hedge fund industry has attracted more than USD 100 billion in net assets for the first three quarters of the year, according to new…
Northern Trust to acquire Baring fund services unit for GBP 260m
Northern Trust Corp.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cNorthern Trust Corp. is to acquire Baring Asset Management's Financial Services Group from…
CME launches option on E-mini NASDAQ-100 futures contracts
CME, the US futures exchange, has launched new equity options on E-mini™ NASDAQ-100® futures contracts.The E-mini contract is a smaller…
01 Dec 2004
Chaparral Offshore Fund set to launch on 1 December
Magnum Global Investments Ltd.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cMagnum Global Investments Ltd. and GP Asset Management LLC are sponsoring a…
Pergament Advisors expands research team
Guy Endzweig has joined Pergament Advisors' Richmond Capital Fund as its second Research Analyst/Trader in the New York office.Pergament…
New Chief Financial Officer at Voyager
Voyager Management LLC, a Santa Monica, California-based fund of funds operation, has hired George J.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cVoyager…
30 Nov 2004
BNP Paribas and Fauchier Partners merge to create FoHF giant
BNP Paribas Asset Management is merging its funds of hedge funds interests with London-based Fauchier Partners to create a major FoHF…
MAS lifts suspension on former CSA hedge funds
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has lifted the suspension on two hedge funds linked to a Hong Kong company under investigation…
3A strengthens sales and marketing across Europe
3A, the fund of hedge funds division of the Swiss banking group Syz & Co, has strengthened its marketing and sales force in several new…
29 Nov 2004
HSBC's Alternative Fund Services Market Review Series: Australian hedge funds feed growing appetite from wrap providers
Joanne Murphy, SVP Head of Sales, Asia-Pacific, Alternative Fund Services, HSBC, Hong Kong, outlines manager and investor trends in…
