05 Jul 2012
Xenfin to close FX fund
Xenfin is to close its FX fund after three and a half years of trading and return all funds to investors. Since inception the fund has…
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SLI’s GARS secures EUR30m sales in five months
Standard Life Investments’ distribution partnership with Länsförsäkringar has secured over EUR30m sales in the first five…
04 Jul 2012
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust downgrades Japan growth to 17.8%
Masashi Oda, Chief Investment Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group on the latest activity in Japanese equity markets…Despite downward…
European Commission proposes legislation to improve consumer protection in financial services
The European Commission has presented a financial services legislative package designed to raise standards and remove loopholes for the…
03 Jul 2012
Diamond resigns from Barclays
Bob Diamond has resigned as Chief Executive and a Director of Barclays with immediate effect. Marcus Agius will become full-time Chairman…
ABS Investment Management launches emerging markets equity long-short hedge fund
ABS Investment Management, a global equity long/short fund of hedge funds manager with over USD3.75bn under management, has launched its…
02 Jul 2012
Monsoon Capital lists on AlphaMetrix
Monsoon Capital has listed its Monsoon Asia-Pacific Systematic Fund as a Transparent Fund on AlphaMetrix. The Monsoon Asia-Pacific…
Krusen Capital partners with Atrato Advisors
Krusen Capital Management, a hedge fund and private equity advisory firm, has partnered with Atrato Advisors to provide independent…
MiFID II proposals will impact liquidity, trading costs and ability to raise capital, says TABB study
With an important vote looming in the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on MiFID II on July 9, TABB Group…
EUSIPA launches new version of Derivative Map
The European Structured Investment Products Association (EUSIPA) has published a new version of the EUSIPA Derivative Map, the…
29 Jun 2012
Hedgeweek USA 2012 Awards reflect resilience in the face of tough markets
With a flood of new regulations set to emerge over the next few months, US hedge funds and service providers need to pay close attention to…
What every fund manager should know about managing ERISA plan assets
Due to the lacklustre performance in the equity and debt markets in recent years, investments in hedge funds and other alternative…
28 Jun 2012
The dangers of sharing a name with a bad dog
Peter Moore (pictured), Head of Regulation at the IMS Group, on AIFMD and its failure to make distinctions in the European alternative…
26 Jun 2012
More hedge funds buying key man life insurance post-financial crisis
Talk about key man. More than USD600 billion is currently managed by hedge funds whose founders will turn at least 60 in the next decade,…
Lowering the cost of diversification
Short-term volatility remains likely, as policy makers in Europe – but also in the US – have a lot of fundamental problems to address.…
