06 Oct 2010
Investors place value at risk by not consistently holding gold, says WGC
Investors who do not hold gold or view it purely as a temporary safe haven asset are failing to harness its full potential to protect…
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Only 31 per cent of hedge fund managers bullish on S&P 500
Only 31 per cent of hedge fund managers are bullish on the S&P 500, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund…
Emeralt launches long-short equity fund focusing on Russian growth industries
Emeralt Investments has launched its new Opal Fund in its range of Eastern Europe hedge funds. Opal will take liquid long and short…
Maples Fund Services launches new brand
Maples Fund Services, a fund services provider, has launched its restructured fund administration business, formerly operating as Maples…
HSBC launches HSBC GIF Global Macro II Fund
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched the HSBC GIF Global Macro II Fund, a levered version of the group’s flagship absolute return…
SL Investment Management launches Elsa code compliant fund
SL Investment Management has launched SL LifePlus Series 2, a life settlement fund.It aims to deliver net returns of at least eight to ten…
05 Oct 2010
Kinetic and Dexion create advisory boutique Katalyst Partners
Katalyst Partners has been launched as a boutique advisory firm by Ravi Anand and Frank Ennis, together with corporate partners Kinetic…
FRSGlobal joins Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
FRSGlobal has joined Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, a regulatory compliance and risk management business.The combination of these two…
Hedge funds post best performance year-to-date in September
Returns for the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Indices suggest that hedge funds produced their best monthly returns year-to-date…
Morgan Stanley selects GlobeOp to provide managed account services
Morgan Stanley has selected GlobeOp Financial Services to provide independent middle and back office services and daily data and reporting…
04 Oct 2010
Javelin Capital launches Global Equity Strategies Fund
Javelin Capital, the recently authorised investment management firm, has launched its first fund, the Javelin Capital Global Equity…
BNP Paribas launches private equity and real estate administration service
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched an enhanced service for onshore and offshore private equity and real estate funds. In response…
AllianceBernstein acquires alternative investments group from SunAmerica
AllianceBernstein has acquired SunAmerica's alternative investments group, a team that manages a portfolio of hedge fund and private equity…
LaCrosse acquires BofA Merrill Lynch’s fund administration business
LaCrosse Global Fund Services has completed its acquisition of the alternative fund administration business of Bank of America Merrill…
03 Oct 2010
Greenwich investable indices gain despite bearish equity markets
The Greenwich Composite Investable Index gained 0.29 per cent in August in tumultuous market conditions, with returns from arbitrage and…
