14 May 2003
Optima launches own fund of funds
Optima Fund Management has launched The Optima Absolute Return Fund Limited with investor seed capital of US$10 million.The new…
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13 May 2003
Man launches product with WestLB guarantee
Man Investments has launched a structured product with a capital guarantee provided by the German bank WestLB AG.The new Man AP…
01 May 2003
Commerzbank raises US$500 million in multi-manager funds
Commerzbank Securities' Alternative Investment Strategy (AIS)Division has raised US$500 million in multi-manager hedge funds after three…
30 Apr 2003
NASD fines Altegris Investments
In the first action of its kind, the Washington-based National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) has censured and fined Altegris…
29 Apr 2003
Cayman changes law on Segregated Portfolio Companies
Recent changes in Cayman law will allow existing companies to convert into Segregated Portfolio Companies…
28 Apr 2003
New classes launched for GAM Diversity FOHF
London-based GAM is launching new sterling and euro classes for its flagship US$1.9 billion fund of hedge funds, the GAM Diversity fund.…
25 Apr 2003
Investec launches Series II fund of hedge funds
London-based Investec Asset Management (Investec) has launched a second tranche of its fund of hedge funds, Investec Absolute Return Fund…
24 Apr 2003
BlackRock acquires fund of hedge funds business
New York-based BlackRock Inc.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cNew York-based BlackRock Inc. is entering the fund of hedge funds business through…
23 Apr 2003
HFR launches new FOF sub-indices
Hedge Fund Research, Inc.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cHedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR) has launched four new hedge Fund of Fund sub-strategy…
22 Apr 2003
SEC hedge funds roundtable dates
On 14 and 15 May 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission will host roundtable discussions concerning several issues relating to…
21 Apr 2003
US Treasury issues foreign assets guidelines for hedge funds
The US Treasury has published its Foreign Assets Control Regulations for the Securities Industry.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cThe US…
18 Apr 2003
Liberty Ermitage launches European hedge fund seeding vehicle
Channel Islands (Jersey)-based Liberty Ermitage has launched a European hedge fund seeding vehicle called the Strategic Partners Fund.The…
17 Apr 2003
Man raises US$725 million with guaranteed product
Man Group plc revealed this week that its most recent launch, Man Multi-Strategy Series 5 Ltd ('Series 5'), has raised the equivalent of…
16 Apr 2003
Survey: Family wealth offices plan to increase hedge fund allocations in 2003
Family wealth offices are planning to increase their allocations to hedge funds in 2003 according to a new survey by the Institute for…
15 Apr 2003
Forsyth Partners recruits Brunner, expands alternatives focus
Forsyth Partners has appointed Andy Brunner, the former head of asset allocation and global investment strategy at Aberdeen Asset Managers,…
