22 Nov 2004
CME to launch option on E-mini NASDAQ-100 futures contracts
CME, the US futures exchange, will launch new equity options on E-mini™ NASDAQ-100® futures contracts.The E-mini contract is a smaller…
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Liberty Ermitage wins Skandia Liv Japanese long/short mandate
Liberty Ermitage has been appointed to run a Japanese long/short equity mandate for Sweden's Skandia Liv as part of its new Portable-Alpha…
Julius Baer launches multi-strategy fund out of Zurich
Julius Baer has launched the Swiss-domiciled Multi-Strategy Fund, an absolute return product aimed at private and institutional…
Reader Offer: Delegate discount for SUPER HEDGE 2005
Hedgeweek readers can avail of a 10% 'early bird' discount to attend SUPER HEDGE 2005 in Frankfurt and meet the top German institutional…
19 Nov 2004
Survey questions added value created by investible hedge fund indices
A new survey by Jacobson Fund Managers indicates that investible hedge fund indices (IHFIs) "do not provide any real benefits over funds of…
UK pensions' hedge fund allocations lag behind major EU economies
Among the 12% of UK plan sponsors planning changes to their hedge fund allocations in the next 12 months, virtually all expect to increase…
Record market share in 5-year US Treasury Note
On Monday, November 15 over 27,000 contracts were traded in the 5-year product at Eurex US, corresponding to a record market share of 11…
Davies leaves Coronation to join Cardinal Asset Management
Stuart Davies, who previously managed Coronation International's Relative Value Fund, has joined Cardinal Asset Management in…
18 Nov 2004
BDA China Market Review: 3G Trial Results Released; Carrier Heads Move, But Will they Roll?
Fortnightly market intelligence covering China's TMT sector produced by Beijing-based research firm BDA China exclusively for Hedgeweek…
Dover Management hires JPMorgan Private Bank global equities head
Christopher J.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cChristopher J. Wolfe, CFA has joined Greenwich, CT-based Dover Management LLC as Head of…
SciVest launches SciVest Net Short Equity Fund
SciVest Capital Management Inc.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cSciVest Capital Management Inc. has launched of the SciVest Net Short Equity…
17 Nov 2004
Platinum launches product offering investor access to select portfolio
Platinum Capital Management has launched the Platinum Portfolio offering unique access to a series of managers formerly selected by…
The HSBC/Hedgeweek Market Review Series: Japan: Hideki Hashiguchi, Lead Representative, Tokyo, HSBC Alternative Fund Services
Hideki Hashiguchi outlines recent developments in the Japanese hedge funds market, including the size and strategies of new fund launches…
GLG raises USD 100 million for Japanese long/short fund
GLG Partners, the London-based manager with USD12.5 billion assets, has raised USD100 million for its first hedge fund investing in…
Fortis Investments launches fourth hedge fund
Fortis Investments has launched its fourth hedge fund product, a convertible arbitrage hedge fund.The fund has a global strategy covering…
