08 Nov 2011
Brazilian fund managers show desire to understand options offered by offshore funds
The opening theme at the 1st Annual Offshore Investment Funds Summit was presented by Cayman Islands Government representative Dax Basdeo,…
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07 Nov 2011
EU commitment to financial transaction tax is damaging and unrealistic
Tim Kirk (pictured), Partner and National Head of Financial Services at BDO LLP, on Jose Manuel Barroso and Nicolas Sarkozy’s confirmation…
ICE Clearing Houses issue statement on transfer of MF Global customer positions
Since Tuesday, ICE Clear Europe has been actively transferring, upon request, individual customer accounts of MF Global Ltd. More recently,…
05 Nov 2011
Plenty of dark clouds still around
Nicola Marinelli (pictured), portfolio manager at Glendevon King Asset Management, on the ECB’s decision to cut interest rates, the ongoing…
04 Nov 2011
Ascenta Special Situations Resource Fund now available in Canadian dollars
The Ascenta Special Situations fund, a long only, unleveraged equity fund focused on mining, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors with a…
LME issues update on MF Global UK Ltd
LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH.Clearnet) is working with the LME and the administrators of MF Global UK Limited to facilitate the transfer of client…
Altegris launches Altegris Futures Evolution Strategy Fund
Altegris Advisors has launched the Altegris Futures Evolution Strategy Fund, which combines active management of what Altegris describes as…
03 Nov 2011
ECB rate cut decision is a seemingly 'doveish' move
Mark Hewlett, Managing Partner of Anello Asset Management, on the ECB’s decision to cut interest rates…I hope this isn't the start of a…
Eurex completes default processing of clearing member MF Global UK Limited
Eurex Clearing has successfully wound down its clearing member MF Global UK Limited (MF Global). MF Global entered Special Administration…
Man Group reports PBT of USD154m for six months to 30 September
Man Group has reported a statutory profit before tax (PBT) on continuing operations for the six months ended 30 September 2011 of USD154…
Credit Suisse LAB index up 4.17% in October
The Credit Suisse LAB Index was up 4.17% in October, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at…
UMB Fund Services adds three new clients in Q3
UMB Fund Services, Inc. (UMBFS), a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF), added three new clients in the third quarter of…
CFA members believe Eurozone break-up ‘unlikely’, says survey
The majority of CFA members (70%) believe a collapse of the the single currency in the Eurozone would be a disaster but a break-up of the…
02 Nov 2011
Central Park Group announces new portfolio manager for registered multi-strategy event-driven fund
Brencourt Advisors has assumed portfolio management responsibility for Central Park Group Multi-Event Fund, a multi-strategy event-driven…
Hedge fund firms bring incremental value in the Alternative UCITS space
In spite of having registered significant investor appetite in recent years, empirical research on Alternative UCITS is a rare commodity.…
