09 Sep 2011
Walkers launches ILS Group
International financial law firm Walkers has launched the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) Group, bringing together the deep expertise…
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International financial law firm Walkers has launched the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) Group,
Hedge funds posted their largest monthly declines since May 2010 in August, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declining by 2.3…
Low interest rate environment offers big opportunity for dividend investors
Despite recent market conditions, the current investment environment makes dividend investing attractive for several reasons, says Fabian…
08 Sep 2011
Pamplona Capital Management selects Quintillion for unsecured credit fund
Pamplona Capital Management has selected Quintillion to provide administration services to its unsecured credit fund which launched in Q2,…
Long term investors should try and see through the current economic squall
It is very hard to know where to start. The last month has been a chaotic mix of extreme market volatility, contradictory but generally…
Wells Fargo to acquire LaCrosse Global Fund Services
Wells Fargo & Company is to acquire LaCrosse Global Fund Services (LaCrosse), an independently managed hedge fund administration and…
06 Sep 2011
Hedge fund managers turn very bearish on US equities, says survey
Hedge fund managers have turned very bearish on US equities, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. Bearish sentiment…
Comment: Essential role for hedge funds in SA retirement funding industry
The recent high levels of volatility experienced by local and global stock markets has once again highlighted the need for investors to…
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index down 3.36% in August
The Credit Suisse LAB Liquid Indices posted negative performance in August according to Dr Jordan Drachman (pictured), Head of Research for…
05 Sep 2011
Matrix attracts new hedge fund
The Candela Fund, previously managed by Olympus Capital LLP has moved to Matrix Asset Management. As part of the transition the fund has…
Comment: FATCA could well cause managers to turn their backs on the US
Another draconian measure is set to grace the industry – FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), says Dermot Butler (pictured) chairman…
04 Sep 2011
Comment: Amateur hour cancelled
Don Seymour (pictured), founder and managing director of DMS Management and former head of investment services at the Cayman Islands…
02 Sep 2011
Hedgeweek exclusive: Citi enjoys positive y-o-y revenue growth as its elevated status in the prime brokerage arena continues apace
Considering Citigroup are one of the newest prime finance houses on the Street, they’re going a long way to establishing themselves as a…
JP Morgan announces successful implementation of US tri-party repo market reforms
JP Morgan has successfully achieved two major tri-party repo milestones – the implementation of three-way trade matching for US Tri-Party…
Comment: CFTC eager to clean up swap market
Before the 2008 financial crisis, The USA’s largest financial institutions were trading complicated derivatives, called swaps, in the…
