02 Sep 2011
DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund tops USD10bn in assets
The DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund has reached USD10 billion in assets under management, just 16 months after its launch in April 2010,…
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01 Sep 2011
PIMCO launches PIMCO Credit Absolute Return Fund
PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Credit Absolute Return Fund for investors seeking a global, diversified strategy that is focused on absolute…
Comment: Whatever happened to cost benefit analysis?
I have previously discussed some of the pitfalls of the Dodd-Frank Act. But aside from this, there have been thousands of words written…
IBM to acquire Algorithmics for USD387m
IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Algorithmics for USD387 million, subject to price adjustments at closing. Algorithmics is…
Comment: M&A - a bright spot in the gloom
Equity markets have had a torrid time of late, buffeted by the headwinds of slowing economic growth, and the ongoing worries about the…
IoM announces new finance sector public-private partnership
The Isle of Man's Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced a radical shake-up of Financial Services that will mean a more…
Advisors turning their attentions to alternatives, says Cogent
Seventy-eight per cent of all retail advisors are presently using alternative investments within client portfolios. According to a new…
31 Aug 2011
Comment: Letter from America
Andrew Morris (pictured), managing director of Signature, a trading name of Rowan Dartington, on the current state of the markets and…
Onshore shift draws international managers
By Anthony O'Driscoll - Apex Fund Services opened in Malta in June 2008 and the business has grown in tandem with the development of the…
Service providers look ahead to challenges of growth
By Simon Gray - Malta's efforts to put itself on the map as a fund domicile and servicing centre within the European Union have been an…
Tax regime boost for fund management
By George Gregory – Malta’s appeal as a European financial services jurisdiction has been demonstrated over the past few years not only by…
Can Malta carve out a Middle East niche?
The political upheavals in North Africa in the first half of 2011, including the destructive civil war in Libya, have disrupted efforts to…
India - Nearing end of rate rise cycle - Risks for equities decreasing
India was the first country in Asia to raise rates to moderate the domestic effects of commodity inflation and the global economic…
Hedgeweek exclusive: JP Morgan and HSBC muscle in on prime brokerage arena
The last couple of months have seen two global institutions step up their game in the prime brokerage arena – namely HSBC and JP Morgan.…
30 Aug 2011
Tennenbaum Capital Partners closes USD530m investment fund
Multi strategy alternative investment firm Tennenbaum Capital Partners has closed Tennenbaum Opportunities Fund VI, LLC with capital…
