14 Apr 2003
Equalt Fixed Income Arbitrage Fund selects Riskdata
Equalt, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Indosuez, has selected Riskdata's on-line, interactive risk…
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31 Mar 2003
Martin Currie hires Nicol for new European fund
Mike Nicol, the highly rated European equity manager, is joining Edinburgh-based Martin Currie today to launch a new European long/short…
28 Mar 2003
Aspect signs Australian joint venture partner
London-based Aspect Capital has signed a joint venture partnership agreement with Australia-based Select Asset Management…
27 Mar 2003
US and UK taxmen scrutinise hedge funds
In the wake of news that the IRS in the US and the UK's Inland Revenue are extending their tax nets to hedge funds, a leading hedge fund…
26 Mar 2003
Hennessee annual survey indicates slow but steady growth
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory Group has announced the statistics for its Sixth Annual Hennessee Hedge Fund Investor Survey.In the…
25 Mar 2003
HFR launches global daily investable hedge fund index
Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research, Inc. has launched HFRX, a family of investable hedge fund…
24 Mar 2003
HVB Alternatives expands into US and UK markets
Vienna-based HVB Alternatives has hired Kristina McDonough to head up the expansion of its sales and marketing campaign in the US market.
21 Mar 2003
CMA develops new product for European insurers
Capital Management Advisors Group says insurance groups are snapping up its new capital guaranteed, 15-year, Euro 135 million Note with 2.4…
20 Mar 2003
Study shows operational risk is key factor in hedge fund failures
A study of 100 hedge fund failures over the past 20 years shows that an alarmingly high number (50 per cent) of hedge funds fail due to…
19 Mar 2003
Threadneedle fund launch advised by Wedlake Bell
London-based Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is launching a new global fixed income hedge fund called Crescendo Credit Fund…
18 Mar 2003
BlueX Index-Certificates launched in Austria
The first investment certificates on the BlueX hedge fund index which is managed by Vienna-based Benchmark Capital Management and…
17 Mar 2003
IKOS reports strong growth in Financial strategy
IKOS, the London-based hedge fund manager, has seen assets in its Financial strategy grow more than 200 per cent in the last three months.
14 Mar 2003
Forsyth Partners launches third hedge fund product
Forsyth Partners, the UK-based investment and research company, launched its third hedge fund product this week.The new…
13 Mar 2003
US Pension Fund Underfunding and Hedge Funds
Despite losses of up to 14.6 per cent in 200-2002, US pension funds are still slow to take up alternative assets which still represent a…
28 Feb 2003
AIMA responds to UK's FSA on Short Selling
The UK-based Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has prepared its response to the discussion paper on short selling put…
